Patent ID: 7307751

Claim:
A print control apparatus which controls print output to a tab paper on the basis of print data transmitted from an information processing apparatus, comprising: a first judging unit adapted to judge whether or not the print data includes a tab paper instruction for using the tab paper as a printing paper; a second judging unit adapted to judge whether or not the print data includes test printing instruction for executing test printing; a shift print control unit adapted to perform print control by shifting an image formation position; a test print control unit adapted to perform print control without shifting the image formation position; and a determining unit adapted to determine to execute the print control by said shift print control means in a case where said first judging unit judges that the print data includes the tab paper instruction and said second judging unit judges that the print data does not include the test printing instruction, and determining to execute the print control by said test print control unit in a case where said first judging unit judges that the print data includes the tab paper instruction and said second judging unit judges that the print data includes the test printing instruction.