diff --git a/crates/egui/src/data/input.rs b/crates/egui/src/data/input.rs
index 61f6ae00c..787867569 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/data/input.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/data/input.rs
@@ -608,6 +608,13 @@ pub const NUM_POINTER_BUTTONS: usize = 5;
 ///
 /// The best way to compare [`Modifiers`] is by using [`Modifiers::matches_logically`] or [`Modifiers::matches_exact`].
 ///
+/// To access the [`Modifiers`] you can use the [`crate::Context::input`] function
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+/// let modifiers = ctx.input(|i| i.modifiers);
+/// ```
+///
 /// NOTE: For cross-platform uses, ALT+SHIFT is a bad combination of modifiers
 /// as on mac that is how you type special characters,
 /// so those key presses are usually not reported to egui.
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/input_state/mod.rs b/crates/egui/src/input_state/mod.rs
index bec4bec59..eaa4d3eb7 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/input_state/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/input_state/mod.rs
@@ -970,6 +970,15 @@ impl PointerEvent {
 }
 
 /// Mouse or touch state.
+///
+/// To access the methods of [`PointerState`] you can use the [`crate::Context::input`] function
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+/// let latest_pos = ctx.input(|i| i.pointer.latest_pos());
+/// let is_pointer_down = ctx.input(|i| i.pointer.any_down());
+/// ```
+///
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize))]
 pub struct PointerState {