Create a Calculation Field in SharePoint 2013 List

This article explains how to create a calculation field in a SharePoint list.

Step 1

Here I have used an Employee details list.



Step 2

Click the List menu item in the top navigation and click the List settings menu.



Step 3

The following screen will appear.



Step 4

Here I have calculated the First Name and Last Name fields.



Step 5

Create a new column named Employee name.



Selected the calculated option in type of information.



Here I concatenate two strings, First name and Last name.

=CONCATENATE([First Name]," ",[Last Name])



Click the Ok button.



Go and create one list item in EmployeeDetails List.



The calculation field will appear.



Summary

In this article we have explored how to create a calculation field in a SharePoint 2013 List.