IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form images of pages which exceed a foldable upper limit, and to facilitate associating multiple sets of paper media with images formed thereon.

SOLUTION: An MFP (multi function peripheral) includes: an image-forming sheet calculation part 115 for calculating the number of paper media on which images are formed when the image of image data is formed, in accordance with printing conditions; a division part 117 for dividing a plurality of pages included in the image data into a plurality of sets, when the number of sheets with images exceeds the upper limit number of sheets which can be simultaneously folded by a post-processing part; an image data change part 119 for adding the page including association information for associating the plurality of sets to the image data; and a condition change part 121 for changing the printing conditions so that the page including the association information is formed on the back of a representative paper medium in the plurality of paper media with the images for the plurality of pages belonging to each of the plurality of sets.

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