JP2005144827A - Print data creating device, print data creating method and print data creating program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a print data creating device which can reduce paper consumption and improve the operating efficiency of an operator, a print data creating method and a print data creating program. <P>SOLUTION: CPU 1 reads information indicating a printing layout of POP advertising, then instructs the indication of a state that the printing layout of the POP advertising is arranged on horizontal orientation paper, on a display and determines whether the short length of the printing layout of the POP advertising is not more than 1/2 of the short length of the paper. In the case the short length of the printing layout of the POP advertising is not more than 1/2 of the short length of the paper, the CPU 1 splits the printing layout of the POP advertising and instructs the indication of the state that the split printing layout of the POP advertising is arranged up and down in each paper, on the display. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a print data creation device, a print data creation method, and a print data creation program for printing advertisements and the like.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, POP (Point Of Purchase) advertisements have been widely used in stores such as supermarkets and stores and in stores to introduce products and to display advertisements for sale contents. In recent years, printing data including the contents and layout of a POP advertisement is edited by a print data creation device (usually a personal computer), the print data is output to a printer, and a POP advertisement is printed.

In some cases, the layout of a POP advertisement created using the above-described print data creation device is divided and printed on a plurality of sheets (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-209634 A

  However, if the layout of the POP advertisement is divided and printed on a plurality of sheets, there may be a margin that is not printed on each sheet. As a result, paper is wasted.

  On the other hand, each store that handles products acquires print data of POP advertisements from the headquarters that controls each store. Each store creates a POP advertisement based on the acquired print data.

  In this case, the headquarters collectively creates print data for each store, and transmits common print data to each store. Therefore, the print data transmitted to each store includes print data relating to products that are not handled in some stores. As a result, the store prints a POP advertisement of a product that is not handled. As a result, wasteful paper is generated, and a place where a POP advertisement for a product that is not handled is posted is wasted, and the work efficiency of the operator is reduced.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a print data creation device, a print data creation method, and a print data creation program capable of reducing the number of sheets and improving the work efficiency of an operator.

  A print data creation device according to a first invention is a print data creation device for creating print data for printing product related information related to a product, wherein the print content, print size and print layout of the product related information are determined. The input means for inputting the print layout information to be displayed, and the number and arrangement of sheets necessary for printing when the print contents are arranged on landscape paper based on the print layout information input by the input means are determined by the input means. Discriminating means for discriminating the number and arrangement of sheets required for printing when the print contents are arranged on the portrait paper based on the inputted print layout information, and the landscape orientation paper based on the discrimination result by the discrimination means A selection means for selecting one of the arrangement and the arrangement on the portrait paper, and the print contents are printed with the arrangement selected by the selection means. It is obtained by a print data creating means for creating print data for.

  In the print data generating apparatus according to the present invention, it is necessary for printing when the print contents are arranged on the landscape paper and the print contents are arranged on the portrait paper based on the print layout information inputted by the input means. The number and arrangement of the correct sheets are discriminated by the discriminating means. The operator can select either the layout on the landscape paper or the layout on the portrait paper based on the discrimination result by the discrimination means, and the print data in the selected layout is printed. Created by data creation means.

  In this way, when the print contents are arranged on landscape paper and when the print contents are arranged on portrait paper, the number of sheets and the layout necessary for printing are determined by the determination means. Based on the determination result by the means, it is possible to select one of the layout on the landscape paper and the layout on the portrait paper. Thereby, the number of sheets required for printing can be reduced.

  The discriminating means discriminates whether or not the short length of the printed content is equal to or less than half the short length of the paper when the printed content is arranged on the landscape paper, and the short length of the printed content is half the short length of the paper. If the number is 1 or less, the print content may be divided into a plurality of portions, and each of the divided portions may be arranged in the upper region or the lower region of the landscape paper.

  In this case, a margin portion in the upper area or the lower area of the landscape paper can be used as the print area. Thereby, the number of sheets required for printing can be reduced.

  The discriminating means discriminates whether or not the short length of the printed content is equal to or less than half the long length of the paper when the printed content is arranged on the vertically oriented paper. If it is less than half, the print content may be divided into a plurality of parts, and the divided parts may be arranged in the upper region or the lower region of the vertically oriented paper.

  In this case, a margin portion in the upper area or the lower area of the vertically oriented paper can be used as the print area. Thereby, the number of sheets required for printing can be reduced.

  The print data creating means may create data for printing information indicating the corner of the printable range of the paper and the boundary between the upper area and the lower area of the paper together with the print data.

  In this case, information indicating the corner of the printable range and the boundary between the upper area and the lower area of the sheet is printed on the sheet together with the print data. Thereby, the operator can easily cut the sheet.

  A print data creation device according to a second aspect of the invention is a print data creation device for creating print data for printing product related information related to a product, and product information indicating a product for which product related information is to be printed. First storage means for storing; acquisition means for acquiring product related information from the outside together with product information; second storage means for storing product related information acquired by the acquisition means together with product information; and second storage Identifying whether or not the product information stored in the second storage means is stored in the first storage means and the print data creation means for generating print data for printing the product related information stored in the means Identification information adding means for storing identification information to be stored in the second storage means.

  In the print data creation device according to the present invention, product information indicating a product for which product related information is to be printed is stored in the first storage unit, and the product related information acquired by the acquisition unit is stored in the second storage together with the product information. Stored in the means. Further, identification information for identifying whether or not the product information stored in the second storage means is stored in the first storage means is stored in the second storage means by the identification information adding means. Further, print data based on the product related information stored in the second storage means is created by the print data creation means.

  In this case, the product information of the product handled by the store is stored in the first storage unit, and the product related information acquired from the outside is stored in the second storage unit together with the product information. Of the product related information stored in the storage means, the product related information for the product handled in the store can be easily determined based on the identification information. As a result, it is possible to prevent the printing data of the merchandise not being handled from being printed. As a result, the waste of paper for printing can be reduced, and the work efficiency of the operator is improved.

  A print data creation method according to a third aspect of the invention is a print data creation method for creating print data for printing product related information related to a product, wherein the print content, print size and print layout of the product related information are determined. A step of inputting the print layout information to be displayed, and the number and arrangement of sheets necessary for printing when the print contents are arranged on landscape paper based on the input print layout information. And determining the number and layout of sheets required for printing when the print contents are arranged on the portrait paper based on the above, and placing on the landscape paper and the portrait paper on the basis of the discrimination result The method includes a step of selecting one of them and a step of creating print data for printing the print contents in the selected arrangement.

  In the print data generation method according to the present invention, based on the input print layout information, when the print content is arranged on a landscape paper and when the print content is arranged on a portrait paper, The number and arrangement are determined. Based on the determination result, the operator can select either the layout on the landscape paper or the layout on the portrait paper, and print data in the selected layout is created.

  In this way, when the print contents are arranged on landscape paper and when the print contents are arranged on portrait paper, the number and arrangement of sheets necessary for printing are determined. The user can select one of the layout on the landscape paper and the layout on the portrait paper. Thereby, the number of sheets required for printing can be reduced.

  A print data creation program according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a print data creation program that can be executed by a computer that creates print data for printing product-related information related to a product. Processing to input the print layout information indicating the size and print layout, and the number and arrangement of the sheets required for printing when the print contents are arranged on landscape paper based on the input print layout information Processing to determine the number and placement of sheets required for printing when the print contents are placed on portrait paper based on the print layout information, and placement on landscape paper and portrait paper based on the discrimination results A process for selecting one of the layouts for printing, and a process for creating print data for printing the print contents in the selected layout The door is intended to be executed by a computer.

  In the print data creation program according to the present invention, based on the input print layout information, when the print contents are arranged on the landscape paper and when the print contents are arranged on the portrait paper, the number of sheets necessary for printing is determined. The number and arrangement are determined. Based on the determination result, the operator can select either the layout on the landscape paper or the layout on the portrait paper, and print data in the selected layout is created.

  In this way, when the print contents are arranged on landscape paper and when the print contents are arranged on portrait paper, the number and arrangement of sheets necessary for printing are determined. The user can select one of the layout on the landscape paper and the layout on the portrait paper. Thereby, the number of sheets required for printing can be reduced.

  According to the present invention, when the printing content is arranged on the landscape paper and when the printing content is arranged on the portrait paper, the number of sheets and the layout necessary for printing are determined by the determination unit. Based on the result of determination by the determining means, it is possible to select one of the layout on the landscape paper and the layout on the portrait paper. Thereby, the number of sheets required for printing can be reduced.

  In addition, the product information of the product handled by the store is stored in the first storage unit, and the product related information acquired from the outside is stored in the second storage unit together with the product information. Of the product related information stored in the storage means, the product related information for the product handled in the store can be easily determined based on the identification information. As a result, it is possible to prevent the printing data of the merchandise not being handled from being printed. As a result, the waste of paper for printing can be reduced, and the work efficiency of the operator is improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a printing system of a printing data creation apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the printing system includes store computers 100 a, 100 b, 100 c and a master server 200. The master server 200 includes a headquarter host computer 201, a product master database 202, a POP (Point Of Purchase) database 203, and a POS (Point Of Sales) related sale product master database 204.

  The store computers 100a, 100b, 100c and the master server 200 are connected to each other via the Internet 300 so as to communicate with each other.

  The product master database 202 stores a product master including information such as a product code, a product name, and a product price for each product. The POP database 203 stores product POP information. In addition, the POS related special sale product master database 204 stores a product master of special sale product information.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the store computer 100a of FIG. The configuration of the store computers 100b and 100c is the same as the configuration of the store computer 100a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the store computer 100 a includes a plurality of personal computers 500, a store server 400, and a printer 600. In the present embodiment, the personal computer 500 corresponds to a print data creation device.

  The store server 400 includes a product master database 401, a POP database 402, and a POS related sale product master database 403.

  Each of the plurality of personal computers 500 is connected to the store server 400. A printer 600 is connected to any one of the plurality of personal computers 500. In this embodiment, the printer 600 is connected to any one of the plurality of personal computers 500. However, the printer 600 may be connected to any or all of the plurality of personal computers 500. .

  The product master database 401 stores a product master fetched from the master server 200 and a product master created by the store. The POP database 402 stores POP information of products taken from the master server 200 and POP information created by the store. Further, the POS-related special sale merchandise master database 403 stores a special sale merchandise master taken in from the master server 200 and a special sale merchandise master created by the store.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the personal computer 500 of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a personal computer 500 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 2, a display 3, an input unit 4, an external storage device 5, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 6, a recording. A medium driving device 7, a recording medium 8, and a communication control device 9 are provided. The input unit 4 includes a touch panel, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like.

  A system program is stored in the ROM 2 of the personal computer 500. The recording medium driving device 7 includes a CD-ROM drive, a floppy disk drive, and the like, and reads / writes data from / to the recording medium 8 such as a CD-ROM, a floppy disk. A print data creation program is recorded on the recording medium 8.

  The external storage device 5 includes a hard disk device or the like, and stores a print data creation program read from the recording medium 8 via the recording medium driving device 7. The external storage device 5 stores leaflet data 5a, store stock control data 5b, and a leaflet POP table 5c. The leaflet data 5a, the store stock control data 5b, and the leaflet POP table 5c will be described later. The store stocon data is an abbreviation for store store computer data.

  The CPU 1 executes a print data creation program stored in the external storage device 5 on the RAM 6. Then, the CPU 1 issues a print instruction to the printer 600 in accordance with a signal given from the input unit 4 based on the print program on the RAM 6.

  Various recording media such as a semiconductor memory and a hard disk can be used as the recording medium 8 for recording the print data creation program. Alternatively, the print program may be downloaded from the communication line to the external storage device 5 via the communication control device 9 and executed on the RAM 6.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of various data stored in the external storage device 5 of the personal computer 500. 4A is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the leaflet data 5a, FIG. 4B is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the store stock control data 5b, and FIG. 4C is an example of the flyer POP table 5c. It is explanatory drawing which shows. The operator can visually check the leaflet data 5a, the store stocon data 5b, and the leaflet POP table 5c on the display 3.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the leaflet data 5a includes a product code, product name information corresponding to the product code, and print layout information. This print layout information includes information such as a character string, font, color, size, and layout to be printed. In the print layout information in FIG. 4A, only character strings to be printed are representatively shown.

  The leaflet data 5a is created by the master server 200 that manages each store, and the master server 200 transmits the leaflet data 5a to the store computers 100a, 100b, and 100c of each store. In this case, since the master server 200 creates the leaflet data 5a for each store in a lump and transmits the common leaflet data 5a to the store computers 100a, 100b, 100c of each store, Some stores include product codes that are not handled.

  In the present embodiment, the master server 200 at the headquarters transmits the leaflet data 5a to the store computers 100a, 100b, and 100c at each store. However, the store computers 100a, 100b, and 100c at each store have the master server 200. The leaflet data 5a may be taken in by downloading from.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the store stock control data 5b includes a product code of a product handled by the store and information on a product name corresponding to the product code.

  As shown in FIG. 4C, the flyer POP table 5c includes product code information, a product name corresponding to the product code, a stocon flag, paper, necessary number of sheets, information on the number of printed sheets, and print layout information. included. Hereinafter, the information including the required number of pieces of information and the print layout information is referred to as print configuration information. The POP advertisement is created corresponding to the product code stored in the flyer POP table 5c.

  Here, if the product code of the leaflet data 5a is also stored in the store stock control data 5b, the stocon flag corresponding to the product code is set to “1” in the flyer POP table 5c. Further, if the product code of the flyer data 5a is not stored in the store stock control data 5b, the stock control flag corresponding to the product code is set to “0” in the flyer POP table 5c.

  The paper information in the flyer POP table 5c indicates the paper size and is set in advance by the operator. Further, the information on the required number of sheets in the flyer POP table 5c indicates the number of sheets necessary for printing the POP advertisement, and the information on the number of printed sheets indicates the number of sheets on which printing has been completed out of the necessary number of sheets. .

  The required number of pieces of information is determined by the CPU 1 of the personal computer 500 and stored in the leaflet POP table 5c. Further, the information on the number of printed pages is stored in the leaflet POP table 5c and displayed on the display 3 by the CPU 1 after the printing of the POP advertisement is completed.

  Next, a POP advertisement printed by a printing process described later of the personal computer 500 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a layout example of a POP advertisement print layout and a POP advertisement print layout. FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a print layout of a POP advertisement, and FIG. 5B is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a state in which the print layout of a POP advertisement is arranged on a horizontally oriented sheet. FIG. 5C is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a state in which a POP advertisement print layout is arranged on a vertically oriented sheet, and FIG. 5D illustrates a POP advertisement print layout after being divided by the CPU 1 print process. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the state arrange | positioned.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the short length of the POP advertisement print layout is H and the long length is W.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, when the print layout of the POP advertisement shown in FIG. 5A is arranged on the paper in the horizontal direction, three sheets are required. Further, as shown in FIG. 5C, when the POP advertisement print layout shown in FIG. 5A is arranged on a vertical sheet, four sheets are required. Here, the short length of the paper is L1, and the long length is L2.

  As shown in FIG. 5C, when the short length H of the print layout of the POP advertisement is ½ or less of the long length L2 of the paper, a margin is generated in the lower half of the four papers. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5D, the print layout of the POP advertisement is divided at an appropriate position by the CPU 1, and the divided print layout of the POP advertisement is arranged at the upper and lower positions of the sheet. As a result, the number of sheets required to print the POP advertisement is two. As a result, the number of sheets can be reduced compared to the case shown in FIG.

  In addition, within the printable range of the paper, the cutting of the paper can be facilitated by printing the cutting lines MR at the boundaries between the upper and lower positions of the print layout of the divided POP advertisements and at the corners of the printable range. .

  6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the POP advertisement printing process by the personal computer 500 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6, CPU1 takes in the leaflet data 5a transmitted by the master server 200 of the headquarters from the store server 400 (step S1). Next, the CPU 1 creates a flyer POP table 5c from the fetched flyer data 5a and the store stock control data 5b stored in the external storage device 5 (step S2). In this case, “1” or “0” is set in the stocon flag of the flyer POP table 5c.

  Next, the CPU 1 reads information indicating the print layout of the POP advertisement to be printed included in the created flyer POP table 5c (step S3).

  Subsequently, the CPU 1 instructs the display 3 to display a state where the print layout of the POP advertisement is arranged on the landscape paper (step S4). In this case, the CPU 1 stores information on the layout of the print layout of the POP advertisement and information on the required number of sheets necessary for printing as print configuration information.

  Next, the CPU 1 determines whether or not the short length H of the POP advertisement print layout is ½ or less of the short length L1 of the paper (step S5). When the short length H of the print layout of the POP advertisement is less than or equal to 1/2 of the short length L1 of the paper, the CPU 1 divides the print layout of the POP advertisement and arranges the divided print layout of the POP advertisement vertically on each paper. An instruction is given to display the state on the display 3 (step S6). In this case, the CPU 1 stores information on the layout of the print layout of the POP advertisement and information on the required number of sheets necessary for printing as print configuration information.

  Next, the CPU 1 instructs the display 3 to display a state in which the print layout of the POP advertisement is arranged on the vertically oriented paper (step S7). In step S5, if the short length H of the print layout of the POP advertisement is not ½ or less of the short length L1 of the paper, the process proceeds to step S7.

  Next, the CPU 1 determines whether or not the short length H of the print layout of the POP advertisement is ½ or less of the long length L2 of the paper (step S8). When the short length H of the POP advertisement print layout is ½ or less of the long paper length L2, the CPU 1 divides the POP advertisement print layout, and arranges the divided POP advertisement print layouts vertically on each sheet. An instruction is given to display the completed state on the display 3 (step S9). In this case, the CPU 1 stores information on the layout of the print layout of the POP advertisement and information on the required number of sheets necessary for printing as print configuration information. In step S8, if the short length H of the print layout of the POP advertisement is not ½ or less of the long length L2 of the paper, the process proceeds to step S10.

  Next, the CPU 1 instructs the display 3 to display a state in which the minimum number of sheets required for printing and the print layout of the POP advertisement are arranged (step S10 in FIG. 7).

  Next, the CPU 1 determines whether or not a print instruction command has been input by the operator (step S11). In this case, the operator selects one or more of the POP advertisement print layouts displayed on the display 3 in steps S4, S6, S7, and S9.

  Next, when a printing instruction is input by the operator, the CPU 1 stores the required number of sheets in the leaflet POP table 5c (step S12). In step S11, when the printing instruction by the worker is not input, the CPU 1 waits for the input of the printing instruction by the worker.

  Next, the CPU 1 selects print configuration information corresponding to the layout state of the print layout of the POP advertisement selected by the operator, and sends the printer 600 to the printer 600 based on the selected print configuration information based on the print configuration information. Print data for printing the advertisement is output (step S13). Next, the CPU 1 stores the number of printed sheets in the leaflet POP table 5c (step S14).

  In the print data generating apparatus according to the present embodiment, the number of sheets required for printing when the POP advertisement print layout is arranged on landscape paper and the POP advertisement print layout is arranged on portrait paper, and By determining the arrangement by the CPU 1, the operator can select one of the arrangement on the horizontal paper and the arrangement on the vertical paper based on the determination result by the CPU 1. Thereby, the number of sheets required for printing can be reduced. In this case, the margin area in the upper area or the lower area of the horizontally oriented paper or the vertically oriented paper can be used as the print area.

  Further, in the print data creation program according to the present embodiment, the operator can determine whether or not the store is handling the merchandise by visually recognizing the stocon flag in the flyer POP table 5c. As a result, it is possible to prevent printing of POP advertisements for merchandise that are not handled by the store, and it is also possible to avoid searching for a place to post an erroneously printed POP advertisement. As a result, waste of printing paper for POP advertisements can be reduced and the work efficiency of the operator is improved.

  Further, even if the product is not yet registered in the store stocon data 5b, it can be immediately determined by the operator visually recognizing the stocon presence flag in the flyer POP table 5c as long as it is a product handled from this time. As a result, forgetting to print the POP advertisement can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the product code corresponds to product information, the POP advertisement corresponds to product-related information, the input unit 4 corresponds to input means and selection means, and the CPU 1 determines discrimination means, print data creation means, and identification. Corresponding to the information adding means, the external storage device 5 corresponds to the first storage means and the second storage means, the communication control device 9 and the Internet 300 correspond to the acquisition means, and the stokon presence flag corresponds to the identification information. .

  The present invention can be used as a print data creation device for printing advertisements and the like.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the printing system of the printing data creation apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the shop computer of FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the personal computer in FIG. 2. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the various data preserve | saved at the external storage device of a personal computer. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of the print layout of a POP advertisement, and the print layout of a POP advertisement. It is a flowchart which shows the printing process of the POP advertisement by the personal computer which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the printing process of the POP advertisement by the personal computer which concerns on this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 CPU
2 ROM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Display 4 Input part 5 External storage device 5a Leaflet data 5b Store stocon data 5c POP table for leaflets 6 RAM
7 Recording Medium Drive Device 8 Recording Medium 9 Communication Control Device 100a, 100b, 100c Store Computer 200 Master Server 300 Internet 400 Store Server 500 Personal Computer 600 Printer

Claims (7)

A print data creation device for creating print data for printing product related information related to a product,
Input means for inputting print layout information indicating the print content, print size and print layout of the product related information;
Based on the print layout information input by the input means, when the print contents are arranged on landscape paper, the number and arrangement of sheets necessary for printing are determined, and the print layout information input by the input means Discriminating means for discriminating the number and arrangement of sheets necessary for printing when the printing content is arranged on a vertically oriented sheet based on
A selection means for selecting one of a placement on a landscape paper and a placement on a portrait paper based on the discrimination result by the discrimination means;
A print data creation device, comprising: print data creation means for creating print data for printing the print contents in the arrangement selected by the selection means. The discriminating unit discriminates whether or not the short length of the printed content is equal to or less than half of the short length of the paper when the printed content is arranged on a landscape paper, and the short length of the printed content is the short length of the paper. 2. The print according to claim 1, wherein the print content is divided into a plurality of parts when the print content is less than or equal to one half of the print area, and the divided parts are arranged in an upper area or a lower area of the landscape paper. Data creation device. The discriminating unit discriminates whether or not the short length of the printed content is equal to or less than half of the long length of the paper when the printed content is arranged on the vertically oriented paper. The print content is divided into a plurality of parts when the length is less than half of the length of the paper, and each of the divided parts is arranged in an upper area or a lower area of the vertically oriented paper. The print data creation apparatus according to 1 or 2. The print data creating means creates data for printing information indicating a corner of a printable range of a sheet and a boundary between the upper area and the lower area of the sheet together with the print data. Item 4. A print data creation device according to item 2 or 3. A print data creation device for creating print data for printing product related information related to a product,
First storage means for storing product information indicating products for which product-related information is to be printed;
An acquisition means for acquiring product related information together with product information,
Second storage means for storing the product related information acquired by the acquisition means together with product information;
Print data creating means for creating print data for printing the product related information stored in the second storage means;
Identification information adding means for storing in the second storage means identification information for identifying whether or not the product information stored in the second storage means is stored in the first storage means. A print data creation device characterized by that. A print data creation method for creating print data for printing product related information related to a product,
Inputting print layout information indicating the print contents, print size and print layout of the product related information;
When the print contents are arranged on landscape paper based on the input print layout information, the number and arrangement of sheets necessary for printing are determined, and the print contents are displayed in portrait orientation based on the input print layout information. Determining the number and placement of paper required for printing when placed on paper;
Selecting one of a layout on landscape paper and a layout on portrait paper based on the determination result;
And a step of creating print data for printing the print contents in the selected arrangement. A print data creation program executable by a computer for creating print data for printing product related information related to a product,
A process of inputting print layout information indicating the print content, print size, and print layout of product related information;
When the print contents are arranged on landscape paper based on the input print layout information, the number and arrangement of sheets necessary for printing are determined, and the print contents are displayed in portrait orientation based on the input print layout information. A process for determining the number and arrangement of sheets necessary for printing when arranged on a sheet;
A process of selecting one of a layout on a landscape paper and a layout on a portrait paper based on the determination result;
A print data creation program that causes the computer to execute processing for creating print data for printing print contents in a selected arrangement.

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