Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium having image processing program stored therein

An image processing method comprising:

• acquiring image data from outside;
• receiving a transmission instruction indicating that an electronic mail including address information which allows access to the image data acquired in the acquiring is to be transmitted to an external device;
• generating, in a case where a plurality of pieces of image data are acquired in the acquiring and the transmission instruction for the plurality of pieces of image data is received in the receiving, when an integration condition that is predetermined is satisfied, integrated image data in which the plurality of pieces of image data are combined into one file and saving the integrated image data in a predetermined location;
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• transmitting, to the external device, an electronic mail including address information which allows access to the integrated image data.

A storage medium storing an image processing program causing a processor of an image processing apparatus to execute:

• acquiring image data from outside;
• receiving a transmission instruction indicating that an electronic mail including address information which allows access to the image data acquired in the acquiring is to be transmitted to an external device;
• generating, in a case where a plurality of pieces of image data are acquired in the acquiring and the transmission instruction for the plurality of pieces of image data is received in the receiving, when an integration condition that is predetermined is satisfied, integrated image data in which the plurality of pieces of image data are combined into one file and saving the integrated image data in a predetermined location;
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• transmitting, to the external device, an electronic mail including address information which allows access to the integrated image data.