Printing control apparatus, printing control method and computer-readable medium

A printing control apparatus comprising:

• first judging means for judging whether a black-and-white printing mode is set;
• second judging means for judging whether a color copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is set;
• and
• notifying means for notifying a user that the setting of the black-and-white printing mode and the setting of the color copy-forgery-inhibited pattern are conflicting in the case that the first judging means judges that a black-and-white printing mode is set and the second judging means judges that a color copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is set.

A printing control method comprising:

• a first judging step for judging whether a black-and-white printing mode is set;
• a second judging step for judging whether a color copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is set;
• and
• notifying step for notifying a user that the black-and-white printing mode is to be changed in the case that it is judged that a black-and-white printing mode is set in the first judging step and that a color copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is set in the second judging step.

A printing control method comprising:

• first judging step for judging whether a black-and-white printing mode is set;
• second judging step for judging whether a color copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is set;
• and
• notifying step for notifying a user that the setting of the black-and-white printing mode and the setting of the color copy-forgery-inhibited pattern are conflicting in the case that it is judged that a black-and-white printing mode is set in the first judging step and that a color copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is set in the second judging step.