Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a unit that is movable along one direction, a touch panel that displays an operation screen of the unit, a control unit that controls movement of the unit according to operation to the touch panel, and a movement axis that moves the unit forward and reversely along the one direction. A movement button that accepts a movement instruction to the unit is displayed on the touch panel. The control unit decides the movement direction of the movement axis based on a movement direction in which a finger that has pressed the movement button moves on a screen recognizes the movement speed of the finger that moves on the screen, and decides axis movement speed from the movement speed of the finger recognized by the finger movement speed recognizing section.