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# Text Column

Create new text columns

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The Text Column Action helps you create new columns with text. A couple of common use cases include combining first and last name columns, adding a prefix/suffix to an existing column or adding a new text column to your data set.

{% hint style="info" %}
Use hard/square brackets ( **\[** )to use existing columns in your text operations
{% endhint %}

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