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In a case where a link associating a plurality of partial display areas with one another is not set, the partial display areas overlap with one another. There is a fear that appearance is deteriorated. In a case where a link for preventing overlap is set in the partial display areas that do not need to be associated with one another, the number of factors of dynamic change of layout increases. Thus, there is a fear that processing is complicated. A layout control apparatus determines whether partial display areas disposed on a document template overlap with each other. In a case where the layout control apparatus determines that there is possibility of overlap therebetween, the layout control apparatus creates a link for preventing the overlap.