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Calculated columns are the SharePoint equivalent of Excel formulas. They allow you to display values that are calculated from the values of one or more other columns. These calculations can be made using standard mathematical operators and SharePoint's built-in functions.

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Create a calculated column to diplay midpoint between 2 dates

An alternative formula for @Laurie's Calculated column suggestion would be: =AVERAGE([Start Date],[Due Date])
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Calculated Column - Last Name from Full Name

This will most likely be easiest with 2 calculated columns. Column 1 ("Part Name"): =RIGHT([Full Name],LEN([Full Name])-FIND(" ",[Full Name])) And Column 2 ("First Name"): =IF(ISERR(FIND(" ",[Part …
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how to show HTML code in column?

We've recently released a free HTML Calculated Column; it acts just like a calculated column, but won't escape HTML: Pentalogic's SharePoint HTML Calculated Column Disclaimer: I work for Pentalogic; …
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Calculated Column colour coded result

I've written an article on the various ways of achieving this on our company blog. These are (in summary): Client based JavaScript: Put some JavaScript code into a Content Editor Web Part Designer: …
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Check if more than 3 hours

Excuse my self-promotion, but: We've developed a custom column that can do just that, which is currently in Public Beta: http://www.pentalogic.net/sharepoint-products/highlighter/beta-testers-guide …
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How can I display a message on a list item when within X days of a date?

Partly inspired by this question, and partly because we developed a product that has this functionality, I've written a blog post (linked at the bottom) on how to achieve this. The summary is: Java …
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How to add line breaks in calculated columns without going into data view?

I've had a play around and I'm afraid I can't see a way to do this. The only two options I can think of are: =CONCATENATE("A"," ","B") Which outputs A B because actual new lines are ignored by the …
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URL in calculated column

We've recently released a free HTML Calculated Column; it acts just like a calculated column, but won't escape HTML: Pentalogic's SharePoint HTML Calculated Column To produce a clickable link, you'd …
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How do we create dynamic url in Sharepoint 2010 Calculated field

I believe the formula you're looking for is this: ="<a href='"&[Link]&"'><DIV style='font-weight:bold; font-size:24px; color:"&[Tech]&";'>•</DIV></a>" Where [Link] is the name of the column contain …
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Using SharePoint version number in calculated column?

This is very similar to the problem with using =ID on item creation. In short, the version number doesn't exist yet when the formula's result is being recalculated (during the update). It's added to …
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How to convert date field in single line of text using Calculated columns

It seems like you're mixing semicolon separators ; (in your main formula) and comma separators , (in the TEXT function). It's also worth double-checking all your field names are correct: It may be a …
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How can we create and calculate a ([Due Date]- [Today])/7 column in SP 2010?

I wrote an article a while back about the different methods for creating a CountDown on a list view, which is essentially what you're looking for: Warning: This also mentions our own product as a pos …
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Calculated Hyperlink Column - Lost ID-Field Value Upon Editing

Unfortunately [ID] isn't actually a supported field in calculated columns. When a new item's values are being processed it doesn't yet have an ID, so the calculated field has nothing to work with. Si …
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Sharepoint - Calculated Column showing different colours based on list item age

I've written two articles on our company blog that address the two aspects of this problem. Each has a section on Javascript (linking to Christophe's blog, which you've mentioned you've seen), Designe …
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Using an Additional Lookup Column Value in a Calculated Column

Unfortunately you're only able to use the following field types in a calculated field formula: Yes/No Calculated (as long as it isn't the current one) Choice Number/Currency DateTime Text Lookups …
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