JP2011137894A - Image forming apparatus, method of controlling the same and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily print a document on a series of recording paper desired by a user in the case of printing the document including a plurality of pages corresponding to sizes of recording paper different in series. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU 101 of a composite machine 100 receives setting about which the series of recording paper printing is performed, and for each page of print data, recording paper to print the page is selected from the recording paper of the preset series in the case that the page corresponding to the size of recording paper different in series included in the print data is printed to make the same size depending on the recording paper of the size of the same series from a display/operation part 102. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus, a control method for the image forming apparatus, and a program.

  A multi-function machine having functions such as image communication such as a copy, a printer, a scanner, and a facsimile (FAX) is often used. A multifunction machine mainly used in offices can set a plurality of types of recording paper, and records on various sizes of recording paper depending on the application.

  However, if pages recorded on recording papers of various sizes, particularly different series sizes (A series size such as A4 and A3 and B series sizes such as B5 and B4) are mixed, both sides of the recording paper are mixed. Because the size is different, it becomes difficult to handle.

  Further, the above-described multifunction peripheral can use a stapling device for bundling recorded recording paper, a punch punching device for punching recording paper, a bookbinding device for binding recording paper, and the like. However, recording paper bundles with a mixture of pages as described above become more difficult to handle when performing stapling, punching, and bookbinding.

  As means for solving these problems, Patent Document 1 is proposed. In this case, when recording on a plurality of recording papers, the recording is performed in the same manner as the first detected size series, or in all the documents in the maximum size recording paper series. With this technique, the recording paper series is aligned and the same series, so one side of the recording paper has the same size. For this reason, these recording papers can be easily bundled.

JP 11-109691 A

  However, in the above conventional example, it is possible to record on the same series of recording papers, but the method is unified to the series of the first detected size or the maximum size recording paper series in all documents. To unify. For this reason, the conventional method does not always print on a series of recording paper desired by the user.

  Such an output product is often filed, but the size sequence of the output product may be different from the file size sequence. Naturally, it is difficult to file different series of recording sheets.

  Furthermore, in order to match the file size series, the user needs to restart the output again. However, such an operation is time consuming and further consumes recording paper. Further, if the output image is an image received by communication (for example, a FAX received image), the print document becomes the original image. For this reason, in order to adjust this again to the desired series size, it is necessary to perform enlargement / reduction and the like to copy the print document, which is very complicated. Further, in this case, there is a problem that not only the recording paper is wasted, but also the printed matter produced by copying becomes a grandchild copy, so that the image quality becomes difficult to see.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to be desired by a user when a document including a plurality of pages corresponding to different sizes of recording paper is printed. It is to provide a mechanism that can easily print on a series of recording paper.

  The present invention includes an input unit capable of inputting print data including a plurality of pages corresponding to different sizes of recording paper, and a printing unit that prints each page of the print data input by the input unit on the recording paper. Whether to print pages corresponding to the size of the recording paper of the different series included in the print data on the recording paper of the same series and whether to print on the recording paper of the same series The recording paper size series setting means for setting which series to align, and the recording paper size series setting means for setting to print on the same series of recording paper. Control means for controlling the recording paper for printing each page of the print data so as to select the recording paper of the series set by the recording paper size series setting means. The features.

  According to the present invention, when a document including a plurality of pages corresponding to the size of recording paper of a different series is printed, it can be easily printed on the recording paper of a series desired by the user.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a multifunction machine used in the present invention. 1 is an external view of a multifunction machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting screen displayed on a display / operation part. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the multifunction machine. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table storing a size for each page stored in a storage device in the multifunction peripheral. FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a multifunction machine used in the present invention.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes a multifunction peripheral as an image forming apparatus of the present invention. A CPU 101 is a processor that controls each device in the multifunction peripheral 100 based on a control program stored in the ROM 105.

  A display / operation unit 102 displays, for example, windows, icons, messages, menus, and other user interface information on the display unit. Although not shown, the display / operation unit 102 includes various keys for a user to perform copying, facsimile (FAX), and printer operations, a screen (LCD or the like), and a screen pointing device (touch panel or the like). The screen pointing device is used for touch operation of icons, menus, and the like displayed on the screen.

  A scanner unit 103 reads an original. A printing unit 104 prints the print data stored in the RAM 106 or HDD (hard disk drive) 107. Reference numeral 105 denotes a ROM which holds various control programs and data. Reference numeral 106 denotes a RAM, which has a work area for the CPU 101, a data save area during error processing, a control program load area, and the like. An HDD 107 stores various control programs, print data, various setting information, and the like.

A network I / F unit 108 is connected to the network 111, can communicate with other terminals via the network 111, and receives a print job from a PC or the like via the network. Reference numeral 109 denotes a fax communication control unit, which performs fax communication via the telephone line 110.
With the configuration described above, the multi-function device 100 can input facsimile reception data including a plurality of pages corresponding to different sizes of recording paper via the fax communication control unit 109. In addition, the multi-function device 100 can input print data including a plurality of pages corresponding to different sizes of recording paper from an external device (such as a personal computer) via the network I / F unit 108. Further, the multifunction peripheral 100 can input image data generated by optically reading a document including a plurality of pages corresponding to different sizes of recording paper from the scanner unit 103. Further, the multi-function device 100 can input image data including a plurality of pages corresponding to different sizes of recording paper from the box area of the HDD 107.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the multifunction device 100.
As shown in FIG. 2, the multifunction peripheral 100 includes a plurality of recording paper cassettes that store recording paper, as indicated by 202 to 206. For example, the cassette 202 is a large-capacity cassette and stores A4 size recording paper or the like that is normally used. In addition, the cassette 204 and the cassette 205 can store recording paper of large size such as A3 size and B4 size in addition to A4 size recording paper.
In this embodiment, for example, the A202 size is stored in the cassette 202, the A3 size in the cassette 204, the B4 size in the cassette 205, the B5 size in the cassette 203, and the A4 size (quality paper) in the cassette 206, respectively. And
Note that the multifunction peripheral 100 is configured to select an optimum recording sheet from each cassette during recording (printing). This recording paper selection method will be described later.

Next, the operation of the multifunction machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the following description, a received document print (hereinafter referred to as “received print”) by communication such as FAX or Internet FAX will be described as an example. Further, a scene where the recording paper size series is unified will be described by taking a case of stapling as an example. The multi-function device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment, when performing printing of a plurality of sheets (when executing a print job including a plurality of print pages), when unifying recording sheets to the same series size, the unified series is previously set by the user. Is selectable. Hereinafter, this configuration will be described.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting screen displayed on the display / operation unit 102.
FIG. 3A shows a staple setting screen when a plurality of sheets are received and printed. FIG. 3B is a recording paper size series setting screen when a plurality of sheets are received and printed.
In the staple setting screen shown in FIG. 3A, the user can set whether or not to execute staple processing when printing a plurality of sheets. Options include “Yes” 301 and “No” 302. Here, when “Yes” 301 is selected, the setting for performing the stapling process is made (the stapling process setting is stored in the HDD 107 as the stapling setting information), and the recording paper size in FIG. The series setting screen is displayed. If “No” 302 is selected, the setting for not performing the stapling process is made (the setting for not performing the stapling process is stored in the HDD 107 as the stapling setting information), and the recording sheet of FIG. The size series setting screen is not displayed.

  In the recording paper size selection screen shown in FIG. 3B, the user determines whether or not to print on the recording paper of the same series at the time of plural-sheet reception print stapling, and aligns the recording paper of the same series. When printing, it is possible to select and set which series to align. Options include “Align A series” 303, “Align B series” 304, and “Do not align series” 305. Here, when “Align to A series” 303 is selected, the recording paper size is set to the A series (the recording paper size series setting information is that the recording paper size is set to the A series). Stored in the HDD 107). When reception printing is started, control is performed so as to record on A-series recording paper by a recording paper selection logic described later. If “Align to B series” 304 is selected, the recording paper size is set to be aligned with the B series (the setting that aligns the recording paper size to the B series is set as the recording paper size series setting information in the HDD 107. Remembered). When reception printing is started, control is performed so that recording is performed on a B-series recording sheet by a recording sheet selection logic described later. Also, when “not align series” 305 is selected, setting is made so that the recording paper size series is not aligned (the setting that does not align the recording paper size series is HDD 107 as the recording paper size series setting information. Remembered). When the reception print is started, the recording paper having a size corresponding to the received document is selected regardless of the recording paper size series. Therefore, in this case, printing of a document including a plurality of pages corresponding to different series recording paper sizes is recorded in a state where different series recording sheets are mixed.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the multifunction device 100. Note that the processing of this flowchart is realized by the CPU 101 reading and executing a program recorded in the ROM or the HDD 107.
The CPU 101 of the multi-function peripheral 100 receives it by communication such as FAX or Internet FAX (all pages have been received), and starts printing the received document (print job for printing print data corresponding to the received document). The processing of this flowchart is started.

  First, in step S <b> 1, the CPU 101 determines whether the print job is for printing a plurality of sheets (including a plurality of print pages). If it is determined in step S1 that the print job does not print a plurality of sheets (only one sheet is printed) (No in S1), the CPU 101 advances the process to step S2.

  In step S2, the CPU 101 selects and processes a recording paper having the same size as the received document (a recording paper having the same size as the print page). When there is no recording paper of the same size, a recording paper that can be reduced and printed or two recording papers that can be divided and printed at the same magnification may be selected. Next, in step S3, the CPU 101 prints out (outputs the page) the received document (print page) on the recording paper selected in step S2, and ends the process of this flowchart.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1 that the print job is to print a plurality of sheets (Yes in S1), the CPU 101 advances the process to step S4. In this case, the CPU 101 sequentially processes each print page of the print job in a loop of steps S4 to S10.

  First, in step S4, the CPU 101 determines whether it is set to perform a stapling process. In the case of this embodiment, the CPU 101 reads the staple setting information from the HDD 107 and determines whether the setting for performing the staple processing is performed. If it is determined in step S4 that the setting is not for stapling (No in S4), the CPU 101 advances the process to step S5.

  In step S5, the CPU 101 selects a recording sheet having the same size as the currently processed print page in the print job, and proceeds to step S6. If there is no recording paper of the same size, a recording paper that can be reduced and printed or two recording papers that can be printed at the same magnification may be selected. In step S6, the CPU 101 prints out the currently processed print page in the print job on the recording paper selected in step S5, and proceeds to step S10. In step S10, the CPU 101 determines whether all pages of the print job have been output. If it is determined that all pages have not been output yet (No in S10), the CPU 101 returns the process to step S4, and thereafter operates in steps S4, S5, S6, and S10 and repeats until all pages are output. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S10 that all pages have been output (Yes in S10), the CPU 101 determines in step S11 whether or not the setting is performed again by reading the first setting information from the HDD 107 and performing the stapling process. . As described above, when it is determined No in step S4 and the process proceeds to step S11, it is not set to perform the stapling process (No in S11). Therefore, the CPU 101 ends the process of this flowchart without performing the stapling process.

If it is determined in step S4 that the stapling process is set (Yes in S4), the CPU 101 advances the process to step S7.
In step S <b> 7, the CPU 101 determines whether the setting is such that the recording sheets are aligned in the same series. In this embodiment, the CPU 101 reads the recording paper size series setting information from the HDD 107 and determines whether or not the setting is such that the recording sheets are aligned in the same series. If it is determined in step S7 that the recording sheets are not set to be in the same series (No in S7), the CPU 101 performs the processes in steps S5, S6, S10, S4, S7, S5, S6, and S10 on all pages. Repeat until output. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S10 that all pages have been output (Yes in S10), the CPU 101 determines in step S11 whether the setting for stapling is performed again. As described above, when it is determined Yes in step S4 and the process proceeds to step S11, the setting is made to perform stapling (Yes in S11), so the CPU 101 performs stapling in step S12 and ends the processing. To do.

If it is determined in step S7 that the recording sheets are set to be in the same series (Yes in S7), the CPU 101 advances the process to step S8.
In step S <b> 8, the CPU 101 performs processing for selecting the recording paper of the series designated by the setting for aligning the recording paper in the same series. The recording paper selection logic will be described later.
Next, in step S9, the CPU 101 prints out the currently processed page of the print job on the recording paper selected in step S8, and proceeds to step S10. In step S10, the CPU 101 determines whether or not all pages have been output. If it is determined that all pages have not been output, the process returns to step S4, and thereafter operates as steps S4, S7, S8, S9, and S10. Repeat until all pages are output. If it is determined in step S10 that all pages have been output (Yes in S10), the CPU 101 determines again whether stapling is designated in step S11. As described above, when it is determined Yes in step S4 and the process proceeds to step S11, the setting is made to perform stapling (Yes in S11), so the CPU 101 performs stapling in step S12 and ends the processing. To do.

In the above-described example, processing of a print job for received print such as FAX has been described as an example. However, the present invention can also be applied to print jobs other than received prints. For example, the present invention can be applied to a print job received from a personal computer (PC) via the network I / F unit 108 or the like. The present invention is also applicable to other print jobs such as a copy print job for printing original data generated by optically reading an original from the scanner unit 103 and a box print job for printing print data stored in the HDD 107. Is applicable.
In the case of these print jobs, in determining whether or not to perform the staple processing in steps S4 and S11 in FIG. 4, the CPU 101 is set to perform the staple processing based on the staple setting included in the print job. It shall be judged.
4 is based on the recording paper size series setting information held in the HDD 107 as described above, even if the CPU 101 makes a determination based on the recording paper size series setting included in the print job. The structure to judge may be sufficient.

  In the case of a print job from a PC, it is possible for the CPU of the PC to display a screen as shown in FIG. 3B from the print setting screen of the printer driver on the PC and to set the recording paper size series for the print job. Shall be. Further, in the case of a copy print job, a screen as shown in FIG. 3B is displayed on the copy setting screen of the display / operation unit 102, and the recording paper size series setting can be performed for the copy print job. . Further, in the case of a box print job, a screen as shown in FIG. 3B is displayed on the box print setting screen of the display / operation unit 102, and it is possible to perform recording paper size series setting for the box print print job. And

In the above-described example, the stapling process is used as the post-processing setting for the print job. However, the post-processing setting of the print job is not limited to the stapling process, and the present invention can also be applied to other post-processing settings such as punch punching processing and bookbinding processing for punching holes in printed recording paper. It is.
In this case, in FIG. 3A, instead of the setting of “staple processing at the time of multi-sheet reception printing”, the setting of “punch punching processing at the time of multi-sheet reception printing” or “bookbinding processing at the time of multi-sheet reception printing” is set. Configure to do. 4 is replaced with “punch punching process” or “bookbinding process”, and steps S4 and S11 in FIG. 4 are determined.

As described above, the present invention can be applied not only to printing a document received by communication means such as FAX but also to a general printing function such as a print job from a PC, a copy print job, and a box print job. is there.
Further, the present invention can be applied not only to staple processing but also to general post-processing functions such as punch punching and bookbinding.

[Explanation on recording paper selection logic in step S8 in FIG. 4]
Next, the recording paper selection logic performed in step S8 will be described.
Here, a description will be given using A series and B series as examples of the recording paper size series. However, the recording paper size series to which the present invention is applicable is not limited to the A series and B series, and the present invention can also be applied to size series other than the A series and B series.

(1) <When the first page of a print job is set to line A with the setting to line A>
The multi-function device 100 starts output in the A series (for example, A3 or A4) designated on the first page of the print job, and even if there are pages of different sizes on the way, if this is the same series, Select and output recording paper of the same size as the page.
Example) Page size: A4 → A4 → A3 → A4 => Recording paper size: A4 → A4 → A3 → A4
Page size: A3 → A4 → A4 → A3 => Recording paper size: A3 → A4 → A4 → A3

(2) <When the first page of the print job is set to B series with the setting to align with B series>
The multi-function device 100 starts output with the B series (B4 or B5) designated on the first page, and even if there are pages with different sizes in the middle, if this is the same series, the same size as that page size. Select recording paper and output.
Example) Page size: B5->B5->B4-> B5 => Recording paper size: B5->B5->B4-> B5
Page size: B4->B5->B5-> B4 => Recording paper size: B4->B5->B5-> B4

(3) <In the case where the first page of the print job is the B series with the setting to align with the A series>
A series recording paper having a size larger than the size of the first page is selected and outputted.
Example) Select the first page size: B5 => A4 Select the first page size: B4 => A3 Even if the page has a different size, it is the same as the first page size if this is a B series. Select and output recording paper with simple logic.
Example) Page size: B5->B5->B4-> B5 => Recording paper size: A4->A4->A3-> A4
Page size: B4->B5->B5-> B4 => Recording paper size: A3->A4->A4-> A3

(4) <When the first page of the print job is the A series with the setting to align with the B series>
A B-series recording sheet having a size larger than the size of the first page is selected and output. If the A series is larger than the maximum size of the B series, select a plurality (two) of B series recording sheets that can be divided and recorded on a plurality of recording sheets at the same magnification, or The image of the page is reduced and output on the B-series maximum size recording paper.
Example) Select first page size: A4 => B4 Select first page size: A3 => B4 × 2 (equal output on two B4 recording sheets) or B4 (reduced output) Even if there are pages of different sizes, if this is an A series, the recording paper is selected and output with the same logic as the first page.
Example) Page size: A4 → A4 → A3 → A4 => Recording paper size: B4 → B4 → B4 × 2 (reduced and divided output on two B4 recording sheets) → B4
Page size: A3 → A4 → A4 → A3 => Recording paper size: B4 × 2 (reduced and divided output on two B4 recording sheets) → B4 → B4 → B4 × 2 (reduced and divided output on two B4 recording sheets) )

(5) <When there is a page in the size of the B series in the middle of the print job with the setting to align with the A series>
Determination of the recording paper size of the first page is the same as (1) to (4).
On the way, if there are pages with different B-series sizes, the pages that can be recorded on the A-series recording paper at the same magnification are selected and output.
Example) Page size: A4 → A4 → B4 → B5 => Recording paper size: A4 → A4 → A3 → A4
Page size: A3->A4->B5-> B4 => Recording paper size: A3->A4->A4-> A3

(6) <When there is a page of size A in the middle of a print job with the setting to align with sequence B>
Determination of the recording paper size of the first page is the same as (1) to (4).
On the way, if there are pages with different A-series sizes, this page can be recorded on B-series recording paper at the same magnification, or the B-series maximum recording paper size can be selected to perform equal-magnification division recording or reduced recording To do.
Example) Page size: B5 → B5 → A3 → A4 => Recording paper size: B5 → B5 → B4 × 2 (2 times B4 recording paper is output at the same magnification) → B4
Page size: B4.fwdarw.B5.fwdarw.A4.fwdarw.A3 => recording paper size: B4.fwdarw.B5.fwdarw.B4.fwdarw.B4.times.2 (reduced and divided output on two B4 recording sheets)

As described above, the recording paper selection logic in the present invention is as follows.
-When the page size is the same as the line to be aligned => Select the recording paper of the same size as the page size.
-In the case of the line size to be aligned and the page size of the different series => Select the recording paper of the different series size that can output the page size image at the same magnification. If the same size recording is not possible, or the page size is larger than the recording paper size, the divided recording is performed on the two recording papers at the same magnification, or the maximum recording paper size is selected and the image is reduced to this. And output to one sheet.

[Description of an example of printing after selecting the recording paper for all pages of a print job]
In general, in an image forming apparatus such as a business-use multifunction peripheral, all received documents are stored in a storage medium such as a memory or a hard disk, and printing is performed after all the storage is completed. Such an image forming apparatus may be configured to determine a recording sheet on which all pages are to be printed by the above-described recording sheet selection logic before printing, and then to print all pages according to this determination. Good. Examples thereof will be described below.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a size storage table for storing the recording paper size for each page stored in the storage device (RAM 106 or HDD 107) in the multifunction peripheral 100.
In particular, FIG. 5A shows a state before selecting a recording sheet in which the size for each page of the print job is stored in the size storage table. FIG. 5B shows a state after selecting a recording sheet in which the recording sheet size used for printing for each page is stored in the size storage table.

The example shown in FIG. 5A corresponds to an example of a print job in which documents of four pages are arranged in the order of A4 → A3 → B5 → B4.
When the print job is received, the CPU 101 of the multifunction peripheral 100 stores the page size of the received print job in the size storage table as shown in FIG. Then, the CPU 101 uses the above-described recording sheet selection logic for all the page sizes stored in the size storage table before printing, and prints recording sheets having a series size set in the recording sheet size series setting information. Select and store overwritten in the size storage table.

  When the recording paper size series setting information is set to be aligned with the A series, the page size A4 → A3 → 3fB5 → B4 shown in FIG. 5A is A4 → A3 → as shown in FIG. 5B. A4 → A3 is converted. In this embodiment, the CPU 101 selects the size of the recording paper to be printed for all pages and stores it in the table, then selects the recording paper according to this table and prints out the document data. .

[Application of FAX to proxy reception printing]
Next, the application of the present invention to the FAX proxy print will be described.
In the case of the FAX function, since a document is received from a remote place, it is desirable to print out the received document as much as possible.
Therefore, when performing reception printing, there is a so-called proxy reception printing function that performs recording on a printable recording sheet even if there is no recording sheet of the optimum size.
For example, if there are 5 A4 size receptions, and there are only 3 A4 recording papers when printing them, A3 recording papers will be available if there are other A3 recording papers after outputting 3 A4 sheets. Print to. The present invention can also be applied to this function, and even in the case of facsimile reception reception printing, even if there is a shortage of reception size recording paper, the recording paper can be printed on other size recording paper of the same series. Select according to the recording paper selection logic to be selected. That is, even in the facsimile reception reception printing, the recording paper selection logic of the present embodiment can be used to similarly output the recording paper series.
That is, when printing print data having a plurality of pages, if a recording sheet having a size corresponding to the page of the print data is cut, a recording sheet of another size of the same series is selected and the page is printed out. .
In the above description, the case where the recording paper is selected in real time (sequentially) at the time of printing each page has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to specify a group of recording papers to be unified, so even when printing a document including a plurality of pages corresponding to different sizes of recording paper. It is possible to easily output to a series of recording papers desired by the user with one printing.
As a result, the user can easily file the output document into a desired file.
Furthermore, unlike the prior art, there is no need to restart printing, and recording paper is not wasted.
In addition, unlike the prior art, there is no need to re-output the original document, which not only prevents waste of recording paper but also has an effect that it can be saved with a beautiful image quality.

(Other examples)
The present invention can also be realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus reads the program. It is a process to be executed.
While various examples and embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, the spirit and scope of the present invention are not limited to the specific description within this specification.
Moreover, all the structures which combined each Example mentioned above and its modification organically are also included in this invention.

100 Image recording apparatus 101 CPU
102 Display / Operation Unit 104 Printing Unit 202-206 Recording Paper Cassette

Claims (10)

An input means capable of inputting print data including a plurality of pages corresponding to different sizes of recording paper;
Printing means for printing each page of the print data input by the input means on recording paper;
A setting means for setting which series to align when printing a page corresponding to the size of the recording paper of the different series included in the print data on the recording paper of the same series size; and
Control means for controlling the printing means so that, for each page of print data input by the input means, the recording paper for printing the page is selected and printed from the series of recording papers set by the setting means. When,
An image forming apparatus comprising:   The control unit selects and prints a recording sheet for printing a page having a size different from the series set by the setting unit, and the page size is larger than a selectable recording sheet size. As a recording sheet for printing the page, a plurality of recording sheets that can be printed on a plurality of recording sheets at the same magnification are selected by dividing the page, and the page is divided into the selected plurality of recording sheets. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit is controlled so as to print at the same magnification.   The control unit selects and prints a recording sheet for printing a page having a size different from the series set by the setting unit, and the page size is larger than a selectable recording sheet size. A printing paper having a maximum selectable size is selected as the recording paper on which the page is printed, and the printing unit is controlled to print the reduced size of the page on the selected recording paper. Item 2. The image forming apparatus according to Item 1.   The control unit selects the recording paper on which a page having a size different from the series set by the setting unit is selected, and the page is smaller than the selectable recording paper size. A recording paper capable of printing the page at the same magnification, and controlling the printing unit to divide the page on the selected recording paper and print at the same magnification. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus.   The control unit performs control so as to select a recording sheet of the page when printing each page of the print data, or to perform printing of all the pages after selecting a recording sheet of all pages of the print data. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus. A post-processing unit that performs post-processing on the recording paper printed by the printing unit;
Post-processing setting means for setting whether to execute post-processing by the post-processing means;
2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein when the post-processing setting unit is set to execute post-processing, the control unit selects and prints a series of recording sheets set by the setting unit. 6. The image forming apparatus according to any one of items 1 to 5.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the post-processing is staple processing, punch punching processing, or bookbinding processing.   8. The print data according to claim 1, wherein the print data is facsimile reception data, image data generated by optically reading a document, or print data input from an external device. The image forming apparatus described in 1. Image formation having input means capable of inputting print data including a plurality of pages corresponding to different sizes of recording paper, and printing means for printing each page of print data input by the input means on recording paper An apparatus control method comprising:
A setting step for receiving a setting of which series to align when printing a page corresponding to the size of the different series of recording paper included in the print data on a recording paper of the same series size; and
For each page of print data input by the input means, a recording paper selection step for controlling the recording paper for printing the page to select and print the recording paper of the series set in the setting step;
A control method for an image forming apparatus, comprising:   A program for causing a computer to execute the control method for an image forming apparatus according to claim 9.

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