Patent ID: 7679759

Claim:
An information processing apparatus for generating print data to be transmitted to a print control apparatus having a printer engine that prints using a tab paper, comprising: a designation unit constructed to designate (a) the tab paper as a media type used for printing and (b) test printing; a first displaying control unit constructed to display a designation screen to designate performing tab paper printing after the test printing, in a case where the test printing is designated by said designation unit; a test data generation unit constructed to generate print data for printing using a print media different from the tab paper, in a case where the tab paper is designated as a print output setting and the test printing is designated by said obtaining designation unit; a hold unit constructed to hold intermediate print data for the tab paper printing in a memory of the information processing apparatus in a case where a designation for performing of the tab paper printing is received via the displayed designation screen after the test printing; a second displaying control unit constructed to display to an operator a confirmation screen for confirming that the tab paper printing is to be performed after the test printing is performed in the print control apparatus; and a tab paper data generation unit constructed to generate print data for printing using the tab paper designated as the print output setting based on the intermediate print data held in the memory by said hold unit, in a case where the performing of the tab paper printing is received via the confirmation screen displayed by said second displaying control unit.