Printing color control in color printing apparatus

A color printing method comprising the steps of:

• inputting a plurality of pairs of color information and group information;
• storing the plurality of pairs of color information and group information input in said inputting step;
• inputting character data and group discrimination data;
• storing, in character pattern memory means, character patterns corresponding to character data input in said character data inputting step;
• selecting one of the plurality of pairs of color information and group information in response to the input group discrimination data;
• and
• setting color data for the character pattern stored in said character pattern storing step specified by the input group discrimination data, wherein the color data is set in response to the color information included in the one pair selected in said selecting step.

A color printing apparatus to which a detachable external memory which stores a plurality of pairs of color information and group information is connected, said apparatus comprising:

• input means for inputting character data and group discrimination data;
• character pattern memory means for storing character patterns corresponding to character data input by said input means;
• selection means for selecting one of a plurality of pairs of color information and group information stored in the external memory in response to the input group discrimination data;
• and
• color data setting means for setting color data for the character pattern stored in said character pattern memory means specified by the input group discrimination data, wherein the color data is set in response to the color information included in the one pair selected by said selection means.

A color printing method for use in a color printing apparatus to which a detachable external memory which stores a plurality of pairs of color information and group information is connected, said method comprising the steps of:

• inputting character data and group discrimination data;
• storing character patterns corresponding to character data input in said input step;
• selecting one of a plurality of pairs of color information and group information stored in the external memory in response to the input group discrimination data;
• and
• setting color data for the character pattern stored in said storing step specified by the input group discrimination data, wherein the color data is set in response to the color information included in the one pair selected said selection step.