A recording control device comprising: an input section that is adapted to input information on a recording direction of print object document data relative to a conveyance direction of a recording medium and information on a blank space elimination function for recording by eliminating blank spaces (52, 53) included in the print object document data; a setting section that is adapted to perform settings relating to the recording direction of the print object document data and the blank space elimination function based on the information input by the input section; a recording control section that is adapted to control a recording apparatus to record the print object document data on the recording medium according to the settings performed by the setting section; and a determining section that is adapted to determine whether the setting relating to the blank space elimination function needs to be changed when information on a recording direction of the print object document data is newly input by the input section in a state where the setting section has performed the settings relating to the recording direction of the print object document data and the blank space elimination function, wherein the setting section is adapted to automatically change the setting relating to the blank space elimination function when the determining section determines that the setting relating to the blank space elimination function needs to be changed, and the setting section is adapted to set whether a blank space (52, 53) positioned on an upper portion and/or a blank space (52, 53) positioned on a lower portion within a page of the print object document data is to be eliminated when recording, as the information on the blank space elimination function, based on the information input by the input section, wherein the determining section is adapted to determine that the setting relating to the blank space elimination function needs to be changed when the recording direction of the print object document data newly input by the input section is a direction rotated from the recording direction of the print object document data that has already been set by the setting section exceeding 90 degrees but not more than 270 degrees, and the setting section is adapted to change the settings for the blank space (52, 53) positioned on the upper portion and the blank space positioned on the lower portion within the page of the print object document data upside down when the determining section determines that the setting relating to the blank space elimination function needs to be changed so as to prevent the relative position of the conveyance direction of the recording medium and the blank spaces (52, 53) to be eliminated from changing. an input section that is adapted to input information on a recording direction of print object document data relative to a conveyance direction of a recording medium and information on a blank space elimination function for recording by eliminating blank spaces (52, 53) included in the print object document data; a setting section that is adapted to perform settings relating to the recording direction of the print object document data and the blank space elimination function based on the information input by the input section; a recording control section that is adapted to control a recording apparatus to record the print object document data on the recording medium according to the settings performed by the setting section; and a determining section that is adapted to determine whether the setting relating to the blank space elimination function needs to be changed when information on a recording direction of the print object document data is newly input by the input section in a state where the setting section has performed the settings relating to the recording direction of the print object document data and the blank space elimination function, wherein the setting section is adapted to automatically change the setting relating to the blank space elimination function when the determining section determines that the setting relating to the blank space elimination function needs to be changed, and the setting section is adapted to set whether a blank space (52, 53) positioned on an upper portion and/or a blank space (52, 53) positioned on a lower portion within a page of the print object document data is to be eliminated when recording, as the information on the blank space elimination function, based on the information input by the input section, wherein the determining section is adapted to determine that the setting relating to the blank space elimination function needs to be changed when the recording direction of the print object document data newly input by the input section is a direction rotated from the recording direction of the print object document data that has already been set by the setting section exceeding 90 degrees but not more than 270 degrees, and the setting section is adapted to change the settings for the blank space (52, 53) positioned on the upper portion and the blank space positioned on the lower portion within the page of the print object document data upside down when the determining section determines that the setting relating to the blank space elimination function needs to be changed so as to prevent the relative position of the conveyance direction of the recording medium and the blank spaces (52, 53) to be eliminated from changing.