Patent ID: 7760379

Claim:
A computer-readable medium for storing program data, wherein the program data comprises executable instructions for: receiving print commands corresponding to a document from an application, wherein the document comprises at least one page; obtaining settings for printing the document on a printing device; displaying at least one preview image based on the settings, wherein each preview image that is displayed corresponds to a page of the document; detecting selection by a user of a region of a page from the at least one preview image; receiving from the user at least one new setting for the region of the page selected by the user, wherein the at least one new setting applies to the region of the page but not to the entire page; creating a spool file corresponding to the print job; creating a job setup file for the spool file, wherein the job setup file comprises a private section and an object information section within the private section, wherein the object information section comprises a setting that applies to a specific object within the print job and that does not apply to the entire print job; and inserting dummy commands into the spool file, wherein the dummy commands identify print commands corresponding to the region of the page, and wherein the dummy commands comprise coordinates that are completely off the page.