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# Text Column

<figure><img src="/files/eYp5mSPdI3PH9DJlWWcn" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Text Column Action</p></figcaption></figure>

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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