# Use calculations like in Excel

**URL:** <https://community.baserow.io/t/use-calculations-like-in-excel/5251>\
**Category:** Baserow Help\
**Tags:** excel\
**Created:** [May 24, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/use-calculations-like-in-excel/5251 "2024-05-24T06:53:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mangaire1](https://community.baserow.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@Mangaire1](https://community.baserow.io/u/Mangaire1)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/use-calculations-like-in-excel/5251/1 "2024-05-24T06:53:33Z")

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Hello, I’m struggling to perform a basic task in Baserow, such as adding columns or cells together. Could you please take a look at the attached example and explain how I can accomplish this? I’d like to use the app to display this information to all employees. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![cwinhall](https://community.baserow.io/user_avatar/community.baserow.io/cwinhall/32/2122_2.png) [@cwinhall](https://community.baserow.io/u/cwinhall)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 7:23am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/use-calculations-like-in-excel/5251/2 "2024-05-24T07:23:40Z")

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Hi @Mangaire1

I’m afraid it is really hard to see the example. Are you able to just attach the image to the forum post here? You can use the Upload button as highlighted below

 ![image](https://community.baserow.io/uploads/default/original/2X/9/999e1c5eff0337244372908de59f629d4a3deaed.png)

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**Author:** ![cwinhall](https://community.baserow.io/user_avatar/community.baserow.io/cwinhall/32/2122_2.png) [@cwinhall](https://community.baserow.io/u/cwinhall)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/use-calculations-like-in-excel/5251/4 "2024-05-24T11:00:32Z")

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Thanks for the clearer screenshots @Mangaire1.

Could you outline in detail what is the end result or goal you are trying to achieve and where exactly are you stuck?

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**Author:** ![DanielM](https://community.baserow.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@DanielM](https://community.baserow.io/u/DanielM)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/use-calculations-like-in-excel/5251/6 "2024-05-27T04:24:51Z")

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Hi @Mangaire1

To add numbers in two fields use field(‘N1’)+field(‘N2’)

To combine text use the concat function as in concat(field(‘N1’)+field(‘N2’))

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**Author:** ![DanielM](https://community.baserow.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@DanielM](https://community.baserow.io/u/DanielM)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/use-calculations-like-in-excel/5251/7 "2024-05-27T04:28:13Z")

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![image](https://community.baserow.io/uploads/default/original/2X/b/bfec1c79b68530846e35f149d3809b5a63578490.png)

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