Printing apparatus, control method for controlling printing apparatus, and storage medium

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a binding unit configured to perform a binding process for binding, without using a staple, a sheet on which an image is printed based on image data;
• a specifying unit configured to specify an area where the binding process is to be performed by the binding unit, the area being included in the image data;
• and
• a printing unit configured to print, based on the image data, an image on another area which is different from the area specified by the specifying unit without printing image on the area specified by the specifying unit.

A control method for controlling a printing apparatus, the control method comprising:

• performing a binding process for binding, without using a staple, a sheet on which an image is printed based on image data;
• specifying an area where the binding process is to be performed, the area being included in the image data;
• deleting image data of the specified area;
• and
• printing the image on the sheet based on the image data on which deleting is performed.

A computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program for controlling a printing apparatus, the computer program comprising:

• code to perform a binding process for binding, without using a staple, a sheet on which an image is printed based on image data;
• code to specify an area where the binding process is to be performed, the area being included in the image data;
• code to delete image data of the specified area;
• and
• code to print the image on the sheet based on the processed image data on which deleting is performed.