The object of the present invention is to create a template for print settings used for printing a document based on an existing document. To achieve the object, the present invention is capable of registering the print settings for a document being currently edited as template information and reading the registered template information as print settings for the document being currently edited or a new document. Thus, in the present invention, the print settings for an existing document can be utilized as print settings for printing a document. More preferably, the contents of a registered template can be edited. More preferably, a document in the present invention has a tree structure with pages as leaves; print settings can be made for each subtree; and, when a template is registered, the print settings made for the entire tree structure are registered as the template. More preferably, the document has a tree structure with pages as leaves; print settings can be made for each subtree; settings made at a lower hierarchy are preferentially applied to overlapped setting items; and when a template is registered, the print settings applied to a selected subtree is registered as a template. More preferably, the print settings can be modified by editing the document.

A document processing technique which provides an editing function of, e.g., combining separately created document files into one document file is disclosed. When an instruction to insert the second document file to the first document file displayed in the display region is input, candidates for the insertion method of the second document file in inserting the second document file to the first document file are presented in accordance with the input instruction. The second document file is inserted to the first document file on the basis of the insertion method selected from the presented candidates.

The invention includes a first step for forming a first conductive layer composed of a high melting point metal to be in contact with an insulating layer; and a second step for forming a second conductive layer by discharging a composition containing a conductive material so as to be in contact with the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer is formed prior to forming the second conductive layer by droplet discharging, and hence, adhesiveness and peel resistance of the second conductive layer are improved. Furthermore, the insulating layer is covered with the first conductive layer, thereby preventing damage or destruction of the insulating layer.

A document processing technique using a computer having an application program for creating application data and a layout program for performing layout processing of document data is provided. A document processing method according to the present invention includes a conversion step of converting application data created by the application program into document data processible by the layout program, in response to an instruction from the application program, and a control step of controlling to open the document data obtained in conversion processing, by the layout program in response to conversion processing in the conversion step.

Disclosed is an information processing system having a print preview function for displaying a preview of the printed state of a document before the document is printed. If a double-sided printing function has been set by a user interface for setting various print functions for a document, a preview of front and back pages is displayed with the spacing between the front and back pages narrowed or the display positions thereof made different from each other in such a manner that pairs of front and back pages may be recognized at a glance.