Image forming apparatus, print control method and control program

An image forming apparatus is equipped with at least a first analyzing section to analyze first print setting information included in the print data and described in the outside of the main body of the document data, a second analyzing section to analyze second print setting information included in the main body of the document data, a memory section having a memory area to memorize print setting information, a print setting control section to update print setting information stored in advance as default data in the memory area for each setting item on the basis of the first print setting information and thereafter to allow print setting information of setting items in the predetermined memory area to be updated further on the basis of the second print setting information except the setting items in which the print setting information has been updated on the basis of the first print setting information, and a print control section to control the printing process on the basis of the document data in accordance with the print setting information memorized in the predetermined memory area.