Printing apparatus and printing method of the same
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1. A printing apparatus that prints data files stored in an external device, comprising:
- specifying means for allowing a user to specify at least one data file among the stored data files; and
display means for displaying a selectable printing format of the specified data file in accordance with an attribute of the specified data file.
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Abstract
A printer displays selectable printing formats in accordance with attributes of data files acquired from an external device. When one or more data files are specified among the data files stored in a file server, the printer displays color printing and black-and-white printing as a selectable printing format if the color printing is permitted when the specified data file is registered, and the printer displays the black-and-white printing only as the selectable printing format if the color printing is not permitted.
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8 Claims
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1. A printing apparatus that prints data files stored in an external device, comprising:
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specifying means for allowing a user to specify at least one data file among the stored data files; and
display means for displaying a selectable printing format of the specified data file in accordance with an attribute of the specified data file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A printing system comprising:
- a data file providing apparatus that provides a data file, and a printer that prints the provided data files, wherein
the data file providing apparatus includes sending means for sending the data file and a printing format specifying information for specifying a selectable printing format when the data file is to be printed; and
the printing apparatus includes file acquisition means for acquiring the sent data file, and display means for displaying the printing format specified by the printing format specifying information.
- a data file providing apparatus that provides a data file, and a printer that prints the provided data files, wherein
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7. A printing method for printing data files stored in an external device, comprising the steps of:
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specifying one or more data files among the data files; and
displaying a selectable printing format when the data file is to be printed in accordance with an attribute of the data file specified.
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8. A storage medium readable by a computer, the storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a function for printing data files stored in an external device, the function comprising the steps of:
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specifying at least one data file among data files stored in an external device; and
displaying a selectable printing format when the specified data file is to be printed in accordance with an attribute of the specified data file.
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