Calculated columns are columns adjacent to queried output that contain a formula. This formula applies to the entire column and automatically expands and contracts as the data returned from a query changes.

Calculated columns are useful for extracting details from your queried data that make summary tables easy to create. For example, using a calculated column to categorize dates into quarters (Q1, Q2, Q3...) or months into numbers (1, 2, 3...) will make it simple to set up a summary table that uses SUMIFS formulas.

Enabling calculated columns

Calculated columns are enabled by default, meaning that a new calculated column as added next to your output data when you run a query.

To turn off this setting, go to Settings > Personal. When toggled off, a calculated column is not added by default, but you can always manually add one as well as notes columns.

Adding calculated columns

To add a calculated column or note column from the query builder, select + Add column.

You can also add calculated columns by right-clicking a column header in your connected sheet and choosing Add calculated column. Once added, calculated columns can be reordered directly from the query builder by dragging and dropping.

From there, populate your calculated column by entering a formula into a cell beneath the header value. After hitting Enter, the formula will automatically expand to fill the column.

FAQ

Can I create multiple calculated columns?

To add another calculated column, it must be immediately adjacent to the last calculated column.

How can I delete a calculated column?

If you delete the formula in any of the cells of a calculated column, the light green shading will persist but the calculation will be removed. Right clicking on the column header will allow you to delete the calculated column.