JP2001043049A - Printer drive, electronic computer, print information setting method, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a document in almost the same layout in an environment where a different printer driver is selected as an effective printer driver. SOLUTION: When the setting of print information of a document 140 is requested from an application 130 and print information 114 at that time point is not one of support print information supported by a present printer driver 120, a print information setting part 121 of the printer driver 120 prepares dummy support print information having a print area equal to a print area shown by the print information 114 and updates the print information 114 to this dummy information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer driver for controlling printing on a printer in an electronic computer, and more particularly to a technique for setting a printing paper and a printing area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Documents created and edited by an application running on a conventional computer operating system include printing, WYSIWYG,
In order to enable a display that satisfies the function of printing what the user sees on the monitor, the size of the printing paper, which is the printing paper, and the area on which printing is performed on the printing paper are always required. Print information such as the print area must be set for the document. The printing of the document is indicated by print information on a print sheet of the size indicated by the print information according to the print information set for the document by the printer driver that controls printing on the printer on the electronic computer. This is done by controlling the printer to print the contents of the document in the print area. On the other hand, when the print area is set in the document, the application displays the document in the same layout as when the document is printed, according to the print information set for the document.

[0005] Print information that can be set in a document depends on a printer driver selected as an available printer driver when setting print information. For example, one printer driver may support a print paper size that another printer driver does not support. In this case, the print information specifying this print paper size is selected by a printer driver that supports the print paper size. It can be set only when it is set. Also, for example, even for print information on the same A4 paper, the size of the printable area, or conversely, the size of the unprintable margin differs depending on the printer that supports the printer driver, etc. Generally, the print information is different.

[0004]

As described above, since the print information differs depending on the printer driver, the document in which the print information is set when the first printer driver is selected. If the document is edited in an environment where the second printer driver is selected, the print information must be reset before the document is printed by the second printer driver. Also, even when printing is not performed, the print information of the document is automatically reset so as to match the second printer driver, and the print information of the document is always or when the document is opened. Some are matched to the driver.

When the print information is reset, as described above, the layout of the document displayed on the monitor is also changed in accordance with the print information.

For this purpose, for example, US letter size printing paper created by a first user in an environment in which a first printer driver that supports US letter size paper on a first computer is selected. A document whose size is set as print information is passed to a second user, and the second user selects, on a second computer, a second printer driver that does not support US letter size paper. In some environments, such as when used in an environment, the print information of the document may be changed to match that supported by the second printer driver, in which case the second user may be changed to the first user Cannot display or print the document in the intended layout.

Further, the printer is created in an environment in which the first printer driver, which is the printer driver of the printer to be finally output, is selected, and print information supported by the first printer driver is set. When the document is temporarily used in an environment in which the second printer driver is selected, the print information of the document is different from the original, and matches the print information supported by the second printer driver. In this case, the user will not be able to display or print the document in the layout to be output finally using the first printer driver.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to use documents with the same layout in an environment where different printer drivers are selected as valid printer drivers.

More specifically, it is an object of the present invention to display documents in substantially the same layout in an environment where different printer drivers are selected as valid printer drivers. Another object is to print a document in a form in which the same layout can be confirmed in an environment where different printer drivers are selected as valid printer drivers.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for printing a document in which the print information is set and which is displayed in a layout according to print information for specifying a print paper size and a print area. Is a printer driver that controls the printing of a document when the setting of the print information of the document is requested and the print information set for the document is controlled according to the print information. A determining unit for determining whether the print information set for the document is not one that can control the printing by the own printer driver according to the print information; Specify a print area equal to the print area indicated by the print information and a print paper size larger than the size of the print area. A print driver that sets dummy print information for the document, the print information being print information that cannot be controlled by the printer in accordance with the print information. provide.

According to such a printer driver, if the print area is a print area having a size equal to the size of the print area set in the document, even if the printer driver cannot control printing, a dummy By setting the print information that specifies the print area as the print information, the document can be displayed with almost the same layout in an environment where different printer drivers are selected as valid printer drivers. .

Further, when the printing of the document is requested and the dummy printing information is set in the document, a specific printing paper size and a printing area in which the own printer driver can control the printing are selected. If the print processing means for controlling the printing of the document is provided so that the contents of the print area indicated by the dummy print information of the document are printed in the selected print area of the printing paper, Even if the print information is set, the document can be printed.

In this case, the print processing means may determine that the content in the print area indicated by the dummy print information of the document is within the selected print area of the printing paper without changing the aspect ratio. By controlling the printing of the document so that it is enlarged or reduced to the size of and printed in the selected print area of the printing paper, the document may be enlarged or reduced, Printing can be performed with a similar layout in an environment where the printer driver is selected as an effective printer driver.

Therefore, in an environment where different printer drivers are selected as valid printer drivers,
Documents can be printed in a form that allows the same layout to be checked.

[0015] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
A printer driver for controlling printing of a document in which the print information is set, the printer driver being displayed in a layout according to print information for specifying a print paper size and a print area, wherein the own printer driver can control printing. A support print information storage unit for storing a set of a set of a size and a print area; and a print paper size and a print area indicated by the print information set for the document when the setting of the print information of the document is requested. Is determined to be included in the set, and a set of print paper size and print area indicated by print information set for the document is not included in the set. If determined, the print area equal to the print area indicated by the print information set for the document, and the print area A print information setting unit that creates a set of print paper sizes equal to or larger than the size, and sets print information specifying the print paper size and print area of the created set for the document. Provide a printer driver.

According to such a printer driver, print information that is not supported by the selected printer driver at that time is set, that is, the print information is set in an environment where a different printer driver is selected. For the set document, print information having a print area of the same size as the set print area is set. Here, since the contents of the document are basically arranged in the print area, if the print areas are equal, the layout is not basically changed. Therefore, the document can be displayed with substantially the same layout in an environment where different printer drivers are selected as valid printer drivers.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 shows a functional configuration of a computer according to the present embodiment.

In the figure, 100 is an electronic computer, and 200 is a printer.

As shown in the figure, the computer 100 operates on an operating system 110, creates a document 140,
It has an application 130 for editing and one or more printer drivers 120. Document 14
“0” includes a print parameter indicating the content of print information set for the document 140.

The operating system 110
Are the printer driver management unit 111 and the printer 200
And a serial driver 112 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the printer, and manages a group 113 of print information 114 of the document 140 being used.

Next, FIG. 2 shows each printer driver 120.
2 shows the internal configuration of FIG.

As shown, the printer driver 120
Are the print information setting processing unit 121 and the print setting processing unit 12
2. It has a print control unit 123. Also, in the figure, 12
Reference numerals 5 and 126 denote dialog boxes displayed by the printer driver 120 on the monitor.

The printer driver 120 includes a standard print information list 127 in which one or a plurality of support print information which the printer driver 120 normally supports from the beginning is registered. Is attached with a custom standard print information list 128 in which support print information is registered. One specific support print information of the standard print information list 127 is set in advance as default support print information. Further, each support print information is given a name. For example, the support print information in the standard print information list corresponding to A4 is given a name of A4.

Now, here, one document 140
Each of the print information parameters 141, one print information 114 managed by the operating system 110, and one support print information in the standard print information list 127 and the custom standard print information list 128 attached to the printer driver 120 is a set. The print paper size and the print area are designated. However, these may be specified by the resolution and the number of dots.

The print information registered in the standard print information list 127 and the custom standard print information list 128 is the print information supported by the printer driver 120.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the computer according to the present embodiment.

As shown in the figure, the hardware configuration of the computer includes a CPU 301, a main memory 302, an external storage device 303a as a hard disk device, an external storage device 303b, and an input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device. Device 305, an output device 306 such as a display device, various interfaces 304, etc.
A general computer hardware configuration can be used.

In this case, the operating system 110, the application 130, the printer driver 120, etc. shown in FIG. 1 are realized as processes embodied on the computer by the CPU 301 executing the program loaded in the main memory 302. Is done.

The CPU 30 is loaded into the main memory 302 and
1 is stored in the external storage device 303a in advance, loaded into the main storage 302 as needed, and executed by the CPU 301. Or
The data is directly loaded from the portable storage medium 307 to the main storage 302 as needed via the portable storage medium 307, for example, the external storage device 303b that handles a CD-ROM, and
This is executed by the PU 301. Alternatively, once installed on the external storage device 303a such as a hard disk device from the portable storage medium 307 via the external storage device 303b that handles the portable storage medium, the main storage 302 may be installed as necessary. It is loaded and executed by the CPU 301.

The operation of such a computer will be described below.

First, the operation of setting print information when creating a new document will be described.

When the application 130 creates a new document 140, the operating system 1
10, print information 11 for this document 140
4 and the operating system 110
Creates print information 114 for the document 140. When a request for setting print information is received from the application, the currently selected printer driver 12 is transmitted via the printer driver management unit 111.
0, and sends a print information setting request. Here, when the user selects a predetermined menu (generally indicated by paper setting / page setting / page setup) or when a new document is created, the application 130 sets the print information. Issues a request to operating system 110.

Upon receiving the print information setting request, the print information setting section 121 of the printer driver 120 refers to the print information 114 of the document for which the print information is to be set. Since the default support print information is selected in the standard print information list 125 and its name is displayed in the paper selection field 401, a print information setting dialog 400 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed via the operating system 110. I do.

When the user presses the OK button 402 as it is, the default support print information is written into the print information 114 of the document 140 via the operating system 110. When the paper selection field 401 is selected by the user, a list of the names of the support print information registered in the standard print information list 125 and the custom print information list 126 is displayed in a pop-up format. Accept the selection from the user. Then, when the user presses the OK button 402, the support print information of the selected name is written to the print information 114 of the document 140 via the operating system 110.

The print information 114 written in this way is then also passed to the application 130, and the print information parameter 14
1 when the document 140 is saved.

Next, the operation of updating print information for a document for which print information has already been set will be described.

Here, in the case of print information for a document in which print information has been set, the print information set in the last document is always set.

In such a state, when there is a request for setting print information from the application, a print information setting request is sent to the currently selected printer driver 120 via the printer driver management unit 111.

Upon receiving the print information setting request, the print information setting unit 121 of the printer driver 120 refers to the print information 114 of the document for which the print information is to be set, and the print information 114 is the print information supported by itself. A print information setting dialog 400 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed in which the name of the corresponding support print information is displayed in the paper selection field 401 if it is supported.
Is displayed via the operating system 110.
Thereafter, processing is performed in the same manner as the above-described print information setting operation when creating a new document.

On the other hand, if the print information is not supported,
Create print information given the name "temporary paper".

Here, the print paper size indicated by the print information of the temporary paper and the print area are determined as shown in FIG.

That is, assuming that the print paper size and print area indicated by the original print information 114 are those indicated by a.
The sizes X1 and Y1 of the print area 501 of "a" are directly determined as the size of the print area 502 indicated by the print information of the temporary paper as shown in "b". The print paper size X indicated by the print information of the temporary paper is defined as a print paper image obtained by adding a minimum margin required to the print paper 200.
2, Y2 and the print area 502 in the print paper are obtained. However, if there is no problem even if there is no margin in the internal processing of the printer driver 120, the print area 50
The print paper size and the print area may be obtained by using the print paper size 2 as it is as the print paper image, that is, using the size of the print area as the print paper size. Also, instead of the minimum margin required for the printer 200, an appropriate size,
The print paper size and the print area may be obtained by using the print area obtained by adding the margin of the original print information to the print area as the print paper image. When the print paper size and the print area are obtained by adding the margin of the original print information to the print area as the print paper image, this becomes the same as the original print information. The print information of the temporary paper may be used as it is.

When the print information of the temporary paper is created in this way, the name of the print information of the temporary paper is displayed in the paper selection field 401, as shown in FIG.
Is displayed via the operating system 110.

When the user presses the OK button 402 as it is, the print information of the temporary paper is written into the print information 114 of the document 140 via the operating system 110. When the paper selection field 401 is selected by the user, the standard print information list 125,
A list of the names of the support print information registered in the custom print information list 126 is displayed in a pop-up format, and one of them is received from the user. Then, when the user presses the OK button 402, the print information 114 of the document 140 is displayed.
Then, the support print information of the selected name is written via the operating system 110.

When the print information 114 is changed at least, the print information is always passed to the application 130 and the print information parameter 141 in the document 140 is rewritten.

According to the above operation, if the print information set in the document 140 is not supported by the currently selected printer driver 120, the print information indicated by the print information set in the document 140 is displayed. The print information of the temporary paper having the same area as the print area as the print area is created, and the print information of the temporary paper is updated by the explicit or implicit instruction of the user in the print information of the document.

Here, the print area indicated by the print information before update is equal to the print area indicated by the print information after update. Therefore, the layout of characters, figures, and images in the document arranged by the application 130 only in this print area does not change before and after the update of the print information. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, a document can be displayed with almost the same layout in an environment where different printer drivers are selected as valid printer drivers.

Hereinafter, the printing operation of the document 140 will be described.

When a print request for a document 140 is issued from the application 130 to the operating system 110 in accordance with the user's selection of the print menu, the currently selected printer driver 120 is transmitted via the printer driver management unit 111. Is sent a print request. Upon receiving the print request, the print setting processing unit 122 of the printer driver 120 refers to the print information 114 of the document, and if the print information 114 is print information corresponding to its own support print information, the print setting shown in FIG. A dialog box 600 is displayed via the operating system 110, and the number of copies to be printed and the page range are received in fields 601 and 602 in the dialog box 600. If the print 603 button is pressed, the received contents are displayed together with the received contents. The print control unit 123 is instructed to print.

After that, when the print control unit 123 receives the contents of the document from the application 130 via the printer driver management unit 111, the print control unit 123 converts this into the print information 114 while appropriately using the function of the operating system 110. The image is developed into an image having a print size determined in accordance with the image, the image processing is performed on the printer 200, and the printer 200 is controlled in accordance with the print information 114 and the number of received print copies.
Print the 0 image.

On the other hand, the print setting processing unit 122 of the printer driver 120 that has received the print request
If the print information 114 of 40 is print information that is not print information corresponding to its own support print information (including print information of “temporary paper”), first, a message box 700 shown in FIG. The document 1 is displayed to the user with the print paper size and print area indicated by the default support print information.
According to a message indicating that the layout of the layout 40 is enlarged or reduced so as to fit the print area indicated by the default support print information, or according to print information supported by the printer driver 120 other than the default support print information. When the user wants to perform the printing, a message indicating that the output print paper should be selected is displayed. When the OK button is pressed, a print dialog box 600 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed.

The fields 601 and 602 accept the number of copies to be printed and the page range. If the print button 603 of the print dialog box 600 is pressed without pressing the output print paper selection button 604, the enlargement is performed. Alternatively, when the image is enlarged or reduced at the reduction rate, the enlargement or reduction rate at which the size of the print area indicated by the print information 114 becomes the maximum size equal to or smaller than the size of the print area indicated by the default support print information is set to the document 140. The print control unit 123 instructs the print control unit 123 to perform printing together with the contents received and calculated based on the print information 114 and the default support print information and the calculated enlargement or reduction ratio.

The print control unit 123 includes the application 1
When the document print content is received from the printer 30 via the printer driver management unit 111, the document print content is appropriately transmitted while using the functions of the operating system 110.
The print information 114 according to the designated enlargement or reduction ratio
Expands into an image having a print size that is larger or smaller than the print size determined according to, performs necessary image processing on the printer 200, and controls the printer 200 according to the print information 114 and the number of received print copies, the number of pages, and the like. The image of the document 140 is printed.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 5C, the printout does not correspond to the layout of the document displayed on the monitor, that is, the layout of the print area 502 of "temporary paper", or the own support print information. The layout in the print area defined by the print information other than “temporary paper” is as much as possible within the print area (actual print paper print area) 503 indicated by the default support print information while maintaining the similarity. It is printed in a large size.

On the other hand, when the output print paper selection button 604 is pressed in the print dialog box 600 shown in FIG. 6, the print used for printing in the field 801 is shown in the output print paper selection dialog box 800 shown in FIG. The selection of the name of the information is accepted, the designation of whether or not to fit the layout is accepted by the check box 802, and when the OK button 803 is pressed, the output print paper selection dialog box 800 is closed.

Thereafter, a print dialog box 6 shown in FIG.
00, if the print button 603 is pressed, a field 802 of the output print paper selection dialog box 800 is displayed.
If the fit is checked, the size of the print area indicated by the print information 114 is changed to the size of the print area whose name is accepted in the field 801 of the output print paper selection dialog box 800 when the size is enlarged or reduced at the enlargement or reduction rate. The print control unit 12 calculates the enlargement or reduction ratio that is the maximum size equal to or smaller than the size of the print area indicated by the information, and specifies the received content and the calculated enlargement or reduction ratio.
3 is instructed to print.

The print control unit 123 includes the application 1
When the document print content is received from the printer 30 via the printer driver management unit 111, the document print content is appropriately transmitted while using the functions of the operating system 110.
The image is expanded into an image having a print size that is larger or smaller than the print size determined according to the print information 114 according to the specified enlargement or reduction ratio, and the printer 200 performs necessary image processing. The printer 200 is controlled according to the number of pages, and the image of the document 140 is printed.

As a result, as in the case of FIG. 5C, the layout of the document displayed on the monitor is the print area (print area) indicated by the print information selected as the output print paper while maintaining the similarity. It is printed in a size as large as possible in an actual printing area (printing area of printing paper) 503.

On the other hand, if the print setting processing unit does not fit in the field 802 of the output print paper selection dialog box 800 but is checked, the enlargement ratio and reduction ratio are not calculated and instructed, and the number of accepted copies and the number of pages The print control unit 123 is instructed to perform printing together with the contents such as.

The print control unit 123 controls the application 1
When the document print content is received from the printer 30 via the printer driver management unit 111, the document print content is appropriately transmitted while using the functions of the operating system 110.
The image is developed into an image of a print size determined according to the print information 114, necessary image processing is performed on the printer 200, and according to the print information 114 and the number of received print copies and the number of pages,
The printer 200 is controlled to print an image of the document 140.

As a result, if the layout of the document displayed on the monitor is smaller than the print area indicated by the support print information of the selected name, the layout is printed as it is on the paper. If the layout of the document displayed on the monitor is larger than the print area indicated by the support print information of the selected name, the support print information of the layout indicates Only the portion that fits in the print area is printed on one sheet.

According to the above-described operation, a document can be printed in a similar layout except that the document is enlarged or reduced in an environment where different printer drivers are selected as valid printer drivers. .
Therefore, in an environment where different printer drivers are selected as valid printer drivers, a document can be printed in a form in which the same layout can be confirmed.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described.

In the above embodiment, the print information used for printing is first set as default print information, and the user can manually change the print information used for printing. According to the print information, the printer driver automatically selects the support print information closest to the print information or the support print information indicating the minimum print area from the print areas larger than the print area indicated by the print information. It may be.

[0066]

As described above, according to the present invention, documents can be used with the same layout in an environment where different printer drivers are selected as valid printer drivers.

More specifically, in an environment where different printer drivers are selected as valid printer drivers, documents can be displayed with almost the same layout. In an environment where different printer drivers are selected as valid printer drivers, a document can be printed in a form in which the same layout can be confirmed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a printer driver according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a computer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a print information setting dialog according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a print paper size and a print area according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a print setting dialog according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a message box according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an output print paper selection dialog box according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100: Computer 110: Operating system 111: Printer driver management unit 112: Serial driver 120: Printer driver 121: Print information setting processing unit 122: Print setting processing unit 123: Print control unit 130: Application 140: Document 141: Print information Parameter 200: Printer

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A printer driver for controlling printing of a document in which print information is set, the printer driver being displayed in a layout according to print information for specifying a print paper size and a print area, comprising: Requesting the printer driver to determine whether or not the print information set for the document can control printing by the own printer driver according to the print information. Print information is
If it is determined that the own printer driver cannot control printing according to the print information, a print area having a size equal to the size of the print area indicated by the print information set for the document and the print area Dummy print information setting means for setting, for a document, dummy print information that is print information that specifies a print paper size that is equal to or larger than the size, and that is print information for which the own printer device cannot control printing in accordance with the print information. A printer driver, comprising: 2. The printer driver according to claim 1, wherein when printing of the document is requested, when the dummy print information is set in the document, the printer driver can control the printing. Print processing means for selecting the print paper size and print area of the document, and controlling the printing of the document such that the contents of the print area indicated by the dummy print information of the document are printed in the selected print area of the print paper. A printer driver comprising: 3. The printer driver according to claim 2, wherein the print processing unit selects a print sheet without changing the aspect ratio of the contents of the document in the print area indicated by the dummy print information. A printer driver for controlling printing of a document such that the document is enlarged or reduced to a maximum size that can be accommodated in the selected print area and is printed in the selected print area of the printing paper. 4. The printer driver according to claim 1, wherein the dummy print information has a print area having a size equal to a size of a print area indicated by print information set for a document. A print paper size of a size obtained by adding a minimum margin in which the printer driver can control printing to the print area. 5. A printer driver for controlling printing of a document in which the print information is set, the printer driver being displayed in a layout according to print information specifying a print paper size and a print area, wherein the own printer driver performs printing. A controllable print information storage unit for storing a set of print paper sizes and print areas that can be controlled, and a print indicated by the print information set for the document when the setting of the print information of the document is requested Determining means for determining whether a set of paper size and print area is included in the set; and a set of print paper size and print area indicated by print information set for the document, If it is determined that the size is not included in the document, the size is equal to the size of the print area indicated by the print information set for the document. Print information that specifies the print area and print area of the created print area, and sets print information that specifies the print area and print area of the created set. A printer driver comprising setting means. 6. A document processing unit for displaying a document in which the print information is set in a layout according to print information for specifying a print paper size and a print area, and a printer driver for controlling printing of the document. An electronic computer, wherein the printer driver, when requested to set print information of the document from the document processing unit, print information set for the document according to the print information; Determining means for determining whether or not the document can control printing; and printing information set for the document,
If it is determined that the own printer driver cannot control printing according to the print information, a print area having the same size as the print area indicated by the print information set for the document; Print information that specifies a print paper size that is equal to or larger than
An electronic computer, comprising: dummy print information setting means for setting, for a document, dummy print information that is print information for which the own printer device cannot control printing according to the print information. 7. A printer driver for controlling printing of a document in which the print information is set, which is displayed in a layout according to print information specifying a print paper size and a print area, sets the print information in the document. Determining whether print information set for the document can be controlled by the own printer driver in accordance with the print information, in response to a request for setting print information of the document. And print information set for the document,
If it is determined that the own printer driver cannot control printing according to the print information, a print area equal to the print area indicated by the print information set for the document and a print area equal to or larger than the size of the print area Setting dummy print information for the document, the print information being print information for specifying a print paper size, wherein the print information cannot be controlled by the printer device according to the print information. Setting method. 8. A program which is read and executed by a computer running a document processing unit for displaying a document in which the print information is set, in a layout according to print information designating a print paper size and a print area. A print driver that controls printing of a document on a computer, and when a request is made to set print information of the document, the print information set for the document is Determining means for determining whether or not the own printer driver can control printing according to the print information; and print information set for the document,
If it is determined that the own printer driver cannot control printing according to the print information, a print area equal to the print area indicated by the print information set for the document and a print area equal to or larger than the size of the print area Dummy print information setting means for setting, for a document, dummy print information that is print information for specifying a print paper size and is print information for which the own printer device cannot control printing according to the print information. A recording medium characterized by forming a printer driver. 9. A printer driver for controlling printing of a document in which the print information is set, the printer driver being displayed in a layout according to print information designating a print paper size and a print area, wherein the print of the document is requested. A determination unit that determines whether the print information set for the document can control printing by the own printer driver according to the print information. The print information is
If it is determined that the own printer driver cannot control printing according to the print information, the printer driver selects a specific print paper size and print area that can control printing, and sets the print paper within the selected print area. A print driver for controlling printing of the document so that the contents in the print area indicated by the print information of the document are printed.