# #SHORTS  Multi-line calculations and edits for Tableau

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- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2021-08-12
- **Format:** Short · 1 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation
- **Tools:** Tableau (calculated fields)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/shorts--multi-line-calculations-and-edits-for-tableau
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABKnBX4eVZo

A quick short showing how to write multi-line calculations and make edits in Tableau's calculation editor.

## Key takeaways

- You can spread Tableau calculations across multiple lines for readability
- Editing existing calculations is easier when the logic is laid out line by line

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/shorts--multi-line-calculations-and-edits-for-tableau

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