A printing apparatus includes a first interpretation unit configured to generate intermediate data of a page by interpreting print data, a second interpretation unit configured to generate intermediate data of another page by interpreting the print data, and a controller configured to perform, according to a specific print setting command indicating that a specific process is to be performed on all pages, control such that the specific process is performed on all the pages. The controller performs the control if the specific print setting command is included in a specific page.