Printing apparatus, printing method, and storage medium

A printing method of a printing apparatus including (a) a print head configured to eject ink based on print data, (b) a first conveyance unit configured to convey a printing medium in a conveyance direction, (c) a receiving portion configured to receive ink ejected beyond a first end of the printing medium in an intersecting direction that intersects the conveyance direction, (d) a slitter unit including a second conveyance unit for conveying the printing medium being conveyed by the first conveyance unit, the slitter unit being configured to cut the printing medium, while the printing medium is being conveyed by the second conveyance unit in the conveyance direction, at a predetermined position, and (e) a control unit configured to perform control to convey the printing medium in the conveyance direction by the first conveyance unit in a case where cutting of the printing medium is performed by the slitter unit and to convey the printing medium in an opposite direction of the conveyance direction by the first conveyance unit after the cutting of the printing medium by the slitter unit, wherein the print head ejects ink at the first end side of the printing medium in the intersecting direction from the first end through the receiving portion and ejects ink at a second end side of the printing medium in the intersecting direction beyond the predetermined position toward the second end side, and the slitter unit cuts the printing medium being printed at the predetermined position.

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a print head configured to eject ink based on print data;
• a conveyance unit configured to convey a printing medium in a conveyance direction;
• a first receiving portion configured to receive ink ejected beyond a first end of the printing medium in an intersecting direction that intersects the conveyance direction;
• a second receiving portion disposed at a position different from the first receiving portion in the intersecting direction and configured to receive ink;
• and
• a slitter unit configured to cut the printing medium in the conveyance direction at a predetermined position,
• wherein whether or not to perform cutting by the slitter unit is switched according to a length of the printing medium in the intersecting direction, the printing medium being loaded in the printing apparatus,
• wherein in case of performing the cutting by the slitter unit, printing on one side of the printing medium in the intersecting direction is performed from the first end through the first receiving portion and printing on the other side of the printing medium in the intersecting direction is performed beyond the predetermined position toward a second end side, which is on an opposite side of the first end, and
• wherein the printing is performed in a case where an instruction for borderless printing is included in the print data.