Patent ID: 7444109

Claim:
A printing data transmission apparatus which transmits printing data to a printed matter preparation device to prepare a printed matter constituted of a plurality of pages while inserting a special sheet, a plurality of the special sheets constituting one set, into a designated page position sheet by sheet, the apparatus comprising: insertion information input means into which insertion information indicating the page position of the special sheet to be inserted in the printed matter is input; judgement means which judges whether or not an extra special sheet is generated if the printed matter is prepared in accordance with the insertion information and the number of special sheets constituting one set; notification means which notifies that the extra special sheet is generated, when the judgment means judges that the extra special sheet is g generated, the notification means comprises display means, and the display means displays information indicating a request for selection from a plurality of choices including at least one of re-input of the insertion information, re-setting of the number of special sheets constituting one set, automatic addition to add the extra special sheet to the end of the printed matter, and forced execution of the printing, when the judgment means judges that the extra special sheet is generated; and selection acceptance means which accepts selection from a plurality of choices including at least one of re-input of the insertion information, re-setting of the number of special sheets constituting one set, automatic addition to add the extra special sheet to the end of the printed matter, and forced execution of the printing, when the judgment means judges that the extra special sheet is generated.