Patent ID: 8516363

Claim:
An image processing apparatus for generating a preview image, said apparatus comprising: a processor that includes a first screen displaying unit that displays a first screen, and wherein the first screen includes a plurality of setting items for receiving a setting of process on each image data of a plurality of pages, and wherein the first screen includes a first preview image generated based on an image data of one page among the plurality of pages and the setting of process; a first receiving unit that receives an input on at least one of the setting items displayed in the first screen by the first screen displaying unit; a second screen displaying unit that changes the first screen to a second screen which displays the image data of the plurality of pages and one multiple-pages-per-sheet page, when the first receiving unit has received an input for setting multiple-pages-per-sheet printing; a second receiving unit that receives an input for selecting a specified image datum among the image data displayed in the second screen by the second displaying unit; a third screen displaying unit that changes the second screen to the third screen which displays the image data of the plurality of pages and a second preview image of a multiple-pages-per-sheet page in which the image datum received by the second receiving unit is allocated; a third receiving unit that receives a confirmation of selection of multiple-pages-per-sheet printing; and a fourth screen displaying unit that changes the third screen to a fourth screen which displays a third preview image of a multiple-pages-per-sheet page which is formed based on the setting and the second preview image displayed by the third screen displaying unit, when the third receiving unit has received the confirmation.