Print settings method and printing device

Abstract

This provides a print settings method and other features that can improve user convenience when splitting and stapling documents. [Solution] A printing setting method for a processing device that performs stapling on printed material, comprising: a specification step of receiving a specification for stapling on the printed material; and an output step of outputting the printed material in division units according to the received division specification when a division specification for dividing and binding the printed material is received in the specification step.

Claims

1. A method for setting the print settings of a processing device that performs stapling on printed materials, A designation process for receiving a designation for stapling the aforementioned printed material, A printing setting method characterized by comprising: an output step, which, when a division specification for dividing and binding the printed material is received in the specified step, outputs the printed material in division units corresponding to the received division specification.

2. The aforementioned specified step is, The print setting method according to claim 1, characterized in that it accepts a page specification that specifies any page constituting the printed material, a number specification that specifies the number of pages, or a division specification that specifies the chapter if the printed material is divided into chapters, with the division unit being the chapter specification.

3. The aforementioned specified step is, The print setting method according to claim 1, characterized in that it accepts a content specification that specifies the type of content constituting the printed material, and a division specification that specifies the size of the media constituting the printed material, with the division unit being the division unit.

4. The aforementioned specified step is, The print setting method according to claim 1, characterized in that it accepts a change instruction to change the staple binding position in the aforementioned division unit.

5. The aforementioned specified step is, The print setting method according to claim 4, characterized in that it accepts a specification instruction to specify the type of staple for the division unit.

6. In the aforementioned specified step, The print setting method according to claim 1, characterized in that if a fractional part occurs when the printed material is divided according to the division specification, that page is included in the division unit immediately preceding the page corresponding to the fractional part.

7. The print setting method according to claim 1, further comprising a suggestion step of suggesting the number of copies to the user according to the type of medium used for printing the print data.

8. A printing device that outputs a printout based on print settings received via a driver program of a terminal device, A control unit that receives a specification for stapling the printed material included in the print settings, Equipped with a printing section, The control unit, A printing apparatus characterized in that, when it receives a specification for dividing and binding the aforementioned printed material, the printing unit outputs the printed material in division units corresponding to the received specification.

9. A control unit that receives a specification for stapling the printed material, Equipped with a printing section, The control unit, A printing apparatus characterized in that, when it receives a specification for dividing and binding the aforementioned printed material, the printing unit outputs the printed material in division units corresponding to the received specification.

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