| 摘要 |
This invention provides an image forming apparatus (100) capable of reliably printing security information even when image data of an original document that is obtained by a reading unit (113) contains security information and an area where the security information is not contained is set as a print area, and a control method thereof. To accomplish this, when image data of an original document contains security information, the image forming apparatus (100) extracts image the security information from data, and sets a print target area from an area indicated by the image data of the original document. When an area corresponding to, from which the security information is extracted, is not contained in the set print target area, the image forming apparatus (100) executes printing (114) using the extracted image data corresponding to the security information, and the image data corresponding to the print target area. |
