Sewing data creation device, program, and sewing machine

A sewing data creation device used in a sewing machine and configured to create sewing data having a pattern element, the sewing data creation device comprising:

• a display control unit configured to cause an edit screen to be displayed on a touch panel display, the edit screen including a rendering region used for displaying the pattern element;
• a pattern element identifying unit configured to, when the pattern element is selected by a user, identify the selected pattern element as a target pattern element;
• a touch detecting unit configured to detect contact of an instructing member with any position in the edit screen other than a position of the target pattern element with the target pattern element being identified;
• a pattern element moving unit configured to move the position of the target pattern element in the rendering region to be linked with motion of the instructing member that is in contact with the edit screen;
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• a pattern element finalizing unit configured to, when the contact of the instructing member is no longer detected, finalize the position of the target pattern element.