# Calculations on string elements

The Calculate page for string elements enables operations on text and alphanumeric values.

Calculations on string elements

Operation | Description
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First characters | Specify the number of left-most characters to display in the report column.
Last characters | Specify the number of right-most characters to display in the report column.
Concatenation | Specify how to join single or multiple report values together including: Preceding text. Following text. Separator between report elements.
Remove trailing spaces | Delete the blank characters at the end (right) of a string value.

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