Image forming apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and method for selecting bordered printing or borderless printing

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that are executable by a processor of an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprising an image forming engine configured to form on an image formation medium an image represented by image data externally obtained, the instructions being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the image forming apparatus to:

• when the image data does not contain data that explicitly indicates which of a borderless image forming operation and a bordered image forming operation is to be performed, select one of the borderless image forming operation and the bordered image forming operation, based on a status of the image forming apparatus or a content of the image data, or based on the status of the image forming apparatus and the content of the image data, the borderless image forming operation being an operation to form the image over an entire image forming target area on the image formation medium, the bordered image forming operation being an operation to form the image on the image formation medium with a margin formed at a periphery portion of the image forming target area;
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• cause the image forming engine to perform the selected one of the borderless image forming operation and the bordered image forming operation.

A method implementable on a processor of an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprising an image forming engine configured to form on an image formation medium an image represented by image data externally obtained, the method comprising:

• when the image data does not contain data that explicitly indicates which of a borderless image forming operation and a bordered image forming operation is to be performed, selecting one of the borderless image forming operation and the bordered image forming operation, based on a status of the image forming apparatus or a content of the image data, or based on the status of the image forming apparatus and the content of the image data, the borderless image forming operation being an operation to form the image over an entire image forming target area on the image formation medium, the bordered image forming operation being an operation to form the image on the image formation medium with a margin formed at a periphery portion of the image forming target area;
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• causing the image forming engine to perform the selected one of the borderless image forming operation and the bordered image forming operation.