An image forming apparatus is able to select a paper-delivery destination for a print output. The image forming apparatus includes a print-process managing unit that divides a print job into print processes and controls a print output; and a sample-print-output controlling unit that controls execution of a sample print output by causing, in response to a sample-print-output request, an interrupt of a duplicate of a predetermined print process of the print job, with the paper-delivery destination being changed, to be handled by the print-process managing unit.