How do I use a trackpad, mouse, or Apple Pencil on iPad?

Connect a trackpad or mouse to your iPad, or hover a supported Apple Pencil just above the screen. Buttons, rows, and calendar days highlight as the pointer moves over them. When the sidebar is narrowed to icons, resting the pointer on an icon shows its name; other icon-only buttons, such as the map controls and Notifications, also show their names. Hover over the activity grid, the Service Year pace chart, or a mileage bar to see its date and value. On the map, hover a pin to see the contact's name, or hover a contact in the map's side list to name its pin. A secondary click (two-finger click) opens the same menu and preview as touching and holding. The sidebar's resize bar shows arrows for the directions it can still move, and two-finger scrolling moves a contact photo while you crop it. Everything is still available by touch: tap, touch and hold, or drag as usual. Hover changes nothing in your records. Only the fact that a pointer or Pencil was used is measured, at most once a day; no positions, names, or values are sent. On Android, a mouse highlights rows and shows names and chart values, but pins on the map don't show names on hover. iPhone has no hover. If nothing responds, check that the trackpad, mouse, or Pencil is connected, then update and reopen the app. For other problems, use the Help Center's private support link and keep contact details out of public reports.