To provide a printing method and printing support program capable of providing a printing result as desired when performing printing by use of a public printer.

A user terminal 31 transforms an electronic file to printing data by a printer driver 32, and transmits the printing data to a printing support server 20. The printing support server 20 retrieves, on receipt of the printing data, a printer 40 conformable to the printing data, and transmits the printing data to the retrieved printer 40.