<p>When a print pattern setting mode is set and a printing apparatus receives print data including object print data from an external device 100, all arrangement patterns where the object print data is located in each printing areas defined in template data are produced (S12). A setting capability checking process (S15) is executed for each arrangement pattern. Preview data is produced for the arrangement patterns where all the object print data can be printed and displayed on a liquid crystal display 55 (S29). When preview data displayed on the liquid crystal display 55 is selected (S17: YES), the arrangement pattern corresponding to the preview data is set to the template data (S18).</p>
