a touch of pen tool works well - for writing I do not use it. What bothers some and brought the trigger, the spring on the cap, which has eased after a few days. Addendum: The spring on the cap really is no good - a few days later it is so loose that the pin can no longer be clamp on the shell of the iPad. This limits the usefulness but clearly one because if the pin does not stop there, where you need it, it is only worth half as much.