Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a reception unit that receives a print job;
• a generation unit that generates image data for printing in which a plurality of images included in a plurality of print jobs are arranged in a print area of a sheet;
• a size adjustment unit that performs size adjustment on an image to be placed in the print area;
• and
• a print unit that prints images based on the image data for printing onto the sheet, wherein
• in a case in which the generation unit generates the image data for printing in which the plurality of images are arranged in order in a specified direction, the size adjustment unit performs the size adjustment on an image to be placed such that the size of the image to be placed is within the size of a blank area located in the specified direction relative to an image placed immediately beforehand.

An image processing method comprising:

• generating image data for printing in which a plurality of images included in a plurality of print jobs are arranged in a print area of a sheet;
• and
• adjusting a size of an image to be placed in the print area, wherein
• in a case in which the generating generates the image data for printing in which the plurality of images are arranged in order in a specified direction, the adjusting adjusts the size of an image to be placed such that the size of the image to be placed is within the size of a blank area located in the specified direction relative to an image placed immediately beforehand.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute an image processing method comprising:

• generating image data for printing in which a plurality of images included in a plurality of print jobs are arranged in a print area of a sheet;
• and
• adjusting a size of an image to be placed in the print area, wherein
• in a case in which the generating generates the image data for printing in which the plurality of images are arranged in order in a specified direction, the adjusting adjusts the size of an image to be placed such that the size of the image to be placed is within the size of a blank area located in the specified direction relative to an image placed immediately beforehand.