Patent ID: 7202969

Claim:
An image data output apparatus for outputting a plurality of pieces of image data representative of a plurality of images of which a number is identical to a divisional number obtained when a sheet of paper is divided into a plurality of areas, through editing into image data in which the plurality of images are recorded on the plurality of areas respectively, said image data output apparatus comprises: a division number designating section for designating number of divisions in accordance with an operation, wherein a sheet of paper is subjected to an area division; a data editing section for editing image data of which number is same as the number of divisions designated by said division number designating section, said image data being representative of same number of images as the number of divisions designated by said division number designating section, to image data in which said same number of images is recorded on the same number of areas obtained when a sheet of paper is divided into the same number of areas; and a data output section for outputting image data after edited by said data editing section, wherein said data editing section edits the same number of image data, in the event that there is an image of which size extends over a one area when a sheet of paper is divided into said same number of areas in said same number of images represented by said same number of image data, in such a manner that a portion of image data projected from said one area of the image of which size extends over said one area is removed and a remaining portion of the image data is recorded on said one area of the image.