Image forming apparatus with control for variably setting the amount of blank space on a recording medium

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes a unit to form a visible image onto a photo sensitive drum on the basis of input image information, a copy transfer unit to transfer the developed visible image onto a recording paper, a fixing unit to fix the visible image transferred to the recording paper, and a control unit to variably set an amount of image blank which is formed onto the recording paper on the basis of the input image information.