# Ad hoc calcs from the calculation pane: Tableau #Short

> This is content from just-tim, the data-and-analytics channel by Tim Ngwena (formerly 'Tableau Tim'). Tim has 12+ years of hands-on BI experience and covers Tableau most of all, plus Power BI, Looker, Hex, SQL and data modelling, the analytics industry, and the craft of doing the job — always tool-agnostic and honest about the trade-offs.

- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2022-04-14
- **Format:** Short · 1 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation
- **Tools:** Tableau (calculated fields)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/ad-hoc-calcs-from-the-calculation-pane-tableau-short
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2-Qw_Edug

This short shows how to create ad hoc calculations directly from the calculation pane in Tableau, letting you build quick calculations on the fly without setting up a fully named calculated field.

## Key takeaways

- Ad hoc calculations can be created straight from the calculation pane in Tableau
- Quick calculations let you test logic without saving a permanent calculated field

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/ad-hoc-calcs-from-the-calculation-pane-tableau-short

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