Printing apparatus capable of controlling order of image formation on a plurality of pages to be post-processed, method of controlling the printing apparatus, and storage medium

A printing system comprising:

• a printer configured to form images for a plurality of pages of a brochure on a plurality of sheets;
• a post-processing apparatus comprising a first tray, a second tray, a stacking portion, and a folding unit, and configured to:
• discharge a sheet conveyed from a printer to the first tray, without switching back the conveyed sheet;
• and
• switch back a sheet conveyed from the printer to the stacking portion, stack the switched back sheet on the stacking portion, perform a folding process that folds a plurality of the stacked sheets by using the folding unit to thereby form a brochure, and discharge the formed brochure to the second tray, and
• a processor that executes instructions to
• in a first case where an instruction to execute the folding process has been received and the number of the plurality of sheets is larger than a predetermined number, discharge the plurality of sheets to the first tray, and
• in a second case where the instruction to execute the folding process has been received and the number of the plurality of sheets is smaller than the predetermined number, cause the post-processing apparatus to fold the plurality of sheets to thereby form a brochure by using the folding unit and discharge the formed brochure to the second tray,
• wherein the order of the images for the plurality of pages to be formed by the printer in the first case and the order of the images for the plurality of pages to be formed by the printer in the second case are different from each other.

A printing apparatus that is connectable with a post-processing apparatus, wherein the post-processing apparatus comprises a first tray, a second tray, a stacking portion, a binding unit, and a folding unit, and is configured to discharge a sheet conveyed from the printing apparatus to the first tray, without switching back the conveyed sheet and is configured to switch back a sheet conveyed from the printing apparatus to the stacking portion, stack the switched back sheet on the stacking portion, perform a binding process that binds a plurality of the stacked sheets by using the binding unit, and perform a folding process that folds the plurality of the bound sheets by using the folding unit to thereby form a brochure, and discharge the formed brochure to the second tray, comprising:

• a printer configured to form images for a plurality of pages of the brochure on a plurality of sheets;
• and
• a processor that controls the post-processing apparatus to
• in a first case where an instruction to perform the binding process and the folding process have been received and the number of the plurality of sheets is larger than a predetermined number, discharge the plurality of sheets to the first tray, and
• in a second case where the instruction to perform the binding process and the folding process has been received and the number of the plurality of sheets is smaller than the predetermined number, bind and fold the plurality of sheets to thereby form a brochure by using the binding unit and the folding unit and discharge the formed brochure to the second tray,
• wherein the order of the images for the plurality of pages to be formed by the printer in the first case and the order of the images for the plurality of pages to be formed by the printer in the second case are different from each other.

A printing apparatus that is connectable with a post-processing apparatus, wherein the post-processing apparatus comprises a first tray, a second tray, a stacking portion, a binding unit, and a folding unit, and is configured to discharge a sheet conveyed from the printing apparatus to the first tray, without switching back the conveyed sheet and is configured to switch back a sheet conveyed from the printing apparatus to the stacking portion, stack the switched back sheet on the stacking portion, perform a saddle-stitching process that binds and folds a plurality of sheets stacked on the stacking portion by using the binding unit and the folding unit to thereby form a brochure, and discharge the formed brochure to the second tray, comprising:

• a printer configured to form images for a plurality of pages of the brochure on a plurality of sheets;
• and
• a processor that controls the post-processing apparatus to
• in a first case where an instruction to perform the saddle-stitching process has been received and the number of the plurality of sheets is larger than a predetermined number, discharge the plurality of sheets to the first tray without the saddle-stitching process, and
• in a second case where the instruction to perform the saddle-stitching process has been received and the number of the plurality of sheets is smaller than the predetermined number, perform the saddle-stitching process for the plurality of sheets to thereby form a brochure and discharge the formed brochure to the second tray,
• wherein the order of the images for the plurality of pages to be formed by the printer in the first case and the order of the images for the plurality of pages to be formed by the printer in the second case are different from each other.

A printing apparatus that is connectable with a post-processing apparatus, comprising:

• a printer configured to form images for a plurality of pages on a plurality of sheets;
• and
• a processor that controls the post-processing apparatus to
• in a first case where an instruction to perform a saddle-stitching process for the plurality of sheets has been received and the number of the plurality of sheets is larger than a predetermined number, discharge the plurality of sheets to a first tray of the post-processing apparatus without the saddle-stitching process, and
• in a second case where the instruction to perform the saddle-stitching process for the plurality of sheets has been received and the number of the plurality of sheets is smaller than the predetermined number, perform the saddle-stitching process for the plurality of sheets to thereby form a brochure and discharge the formed brochure to a second tray of the post- processing apparatus,
• wherein the order of the images for the plurality of pages to be formed by the printer in the first case and the order of the images for the plurality of pages to be formed by the printer in the second case are different from each other.