Patent ID: 8111410
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: G03G,G06F

Abstract:
1. A data processing apparatus, comprising: a merger instructing part for receiving a user's instruction for merger of first printing data with second printing data, the first printing data including first tab setting information and the second printing data including second tab setting information; an identifying part for identifying the first tab setting information and the second tab setting information, which are setting information concerning tab sheets, from said first printing data and said second printing data respectively, which are instructed to be merged via said merger instructing part; and an alignment processing part for processing alignment of said first tab setting information and said second tab setting information which are identified by said identifying part; wherein said first tab setting information and said second tab setting information include setting information concerning tab positions that indicate positions of tabs in tab sheets; and said alignment processing part changes the tab positions in such a way that the tab positions vary sequentially from a start side of the pages, when said first printing data and said second printing data are merged.