An information processing device includes a memory that stores instruction data describing a content of processing to be executed on document data and a sequence of the processing, in association with a storing area for storing the document data; and a processing executing unit that executes a first processing on the document data stored in the storing area according to the instruction data associated with the storing area, when the document data is stored in the storing area, and executes a second processing on the document data according to the instruction data set for an upper storing area when the upper storing area is set for the storing area.