A printing apparatus comprising: a squeegee fixing section configured to switch to and from a fixed state in which a squeegee used to print a viscous fluid onto a print target is fixed and a released state in which the squeegee is not fixed; a squeegee moving section configured to move the squeegee fixed by the squeegee fixing section above a screen mask during printing by moving the squeegee fixing section, the squeegee fixing section includes a first sandwiching member and a second sandwiching member configured to sandwich the squeegee in the fixed state and to move relatively away from each other in the released state compared to the fixed state, and an exchange control section configured to perform squeegee exchange processing, the printing apparatus being characterized in that: the squeegee moving section is configured to move the squeegee fixing section from a holder of a conveyance jig to which a replacement squeegee is attached to a squeegee receiving position, and the exchange control section is configured to control the printing apparatus such that, when the squeegee fixing section is moved at the squeegee receiving position from the position in the released state to the position in the fixed state, in accordance with this movement, the first sandwiching member moves the replacement squeegee to a removal position at which the replacement squeegee is removed from the holder. a squeegee fixing section configured to switch to and from a fixed state in which a squeegee used to print a viscous fluid onto a print target is fixed and a released state in which the squeegee is not fixed; a squeegee moving section configured to move the squeegee fixed by the squeegee fixing section above a screen mask during printing by moving the squeegee fixing section, the squeegee fixing section includes a first sandwiching member and a second sandwiching member configured to sandwich the squeegee in the fixed state and to move relatively away from each other in the released state compared to the fixed state, and an exchange control section configured to perform squeegee exchange processing, the printing apparatus being characterized in that: the squeegee moving section is configured to move the squeegee fixing section from a holder of a conveyance jig to which a replacement squeegee is attached to a squeegee receiving position, and the exchange control section is configured to control the printing apparatus such that, when the squeegee fixing section is moved at the squeegee receiving position from the position in the released state to the position in the fixed state, in accordance with this movement, the first sandwiching member moves the replacement squeegee to a removal position at which the replacement squeegee is removed from the holder. the squeegee moving section is configured to move the squeegee fixing section from a holder of a conveyance jig to which a replacement squeegee is attached to a squeegee receiving position, and the exchange control section is configured to control the printing apparatus such that, when the squeegee fixing section is moved at the squeegee receiving position from the position in the released state to the position in the fixed state, in accordance with this movement, the first sandwiching member moves the replacement squeegee to a removal position at which the replacement squeegee is removed from the holder.