Printing apparatus, method of changing layout, and storage medium

A printing apparatus comprising:na setting unit configured to set a multipage printing condition in which a plurality of logical pages are printed on a physical page corresponding to a sheet on which printing is performed;a display unit configured to display a layout screen indicating a layout in which the plurality of logical pages are laid out on the physical page based on the multipage printing condition set by the setting unit;an acceptance unit configured to accept a drag operation for a specific logical page among the plurality of logical pages, on the layout screen;a selecting unit configured to, in a case where the specific logical page is moved by the drag operation, select a layout-changing process among a plurality of layout-changing processes, based on a destination area to which the specific logical page is moved; anda processing unit configured to perform a layout-changing process selected by the selecting unit,wherein the plurality of layout-changing processes include a first layout-changing process for inserting the specific logical page into a physical page corresponding to a destination area to which the specific logical page is moved, and a second layout-changing process for generating a new physical page in a destination area to which the specific logical page is moved and laying out the specific logical page on the new physical page.

A method of changing a layout of a plurality of logical pages in multipage printing in which the logical pages are printed on a physical page corresponding to a sheet on which printing is performed, comprising:nsetting a multipage printing condition;displaying a layout screen indicating a layout in which the plurality of logical pages are laid out on the physical page based on the set multipage printing condition;accepting a drag operation for a specific logical page among the plurality of logical pages, on the layout screen;in a case where the specific logical page is moved by the drag operation, selecting a layout-changing process among a plurality of layout-changing processes, based on a destination area to which the specific logical page is moved; andperforming a selected layout-changing process,wherein the plurality of layout-changing processes include a first layout-changing process for inserting the specific logical page into a physical page corresponding to a destination area to which the specific logical page is moved, and a second layout-changing process for generating a new physical page in a destination area to which the specific logical page is moved.

A non-transitory storage medium storing a program configured to control a computer to execute a method of changing a layout of a plurality of logical pages in multipage printing in which the logical pages are printed on a physical page corresponding to a sheet on which printing is performed, the method comprising:nsetting a multipage printing condition;displaying a layout screen indicating a layout in which the plurality of logical pages are laid out on the physical page based on the set multipage printing condition;accepting a drag operation for a specific logical page among the plurality of logical pages, on the layout screen; andin a case where the specific logical page is moved by the drag operation, selecting a layout-changing process among a plurality of layout-changing processes, based on a destination area to which the specific logical page is moved; andperforming a selected layout-changing process,wherein the plurality of layout-changing processes include a first layout-changing process for inserting the specific logical page into a physical page corresponding to a destination area to which the specific logical page is moved, and a second layout-changing process for generating a new physical page in a destination area to which the specific logical page is moved.