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# Hover

Hover moves the pointer over a control without clicking. Use it to open hover menus, reveal tooltips, or show controls that only appear on mouseover before a later [Touch](/test-steps/action/touch.md).

![Hover Test Step](https://app.does.qa/screenshots/node/action_touch_hover.png)

## When to use it

* Reveal a menu that only appears on hover, then Touch an item inside it.
* Show tooltip or preview UI before a Check step.

## Configure

### Basics

| Field             | What to set                                       |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **Type**          | `Element` (default) or `position`                 |
| **Element**       | The Element to hover (Element type)               |
| **Position Type** | `Percentage` (default) or `Pixel` (position type) |
| **X** / **Y**     | Where to hover when Type is position              |

### Advanced

| Field              | What to set                                          |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Status on fail** | [Failed Status](/test-step-options/failed-status.md) |

## Related

* [Touch](/test-steps/action/touch.md)
* [Double Tap](/test-steps/action/double-tap.md)
* [Action](/test-steps/action.md)

**Tags:** `action`, `hover`, `mouse`, `moveto`