# Duplicating a column

In order to have a copy of the original data without having to create a new column and manually copy the data, you can simply duplicate a column.

Before working on the data, you will create a new column to receive the consolidated numbers.

## Procedure

1. Click the column you want to duplicate, Mobile in this example.
2. Click the menu icon or right-click the column to open the contextual menu.
3. Click Duplicate Column.

   ![](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-preparation-user-guide/Resources/images/crm_scenario_2.png)

   A copy of the column, mobile\_copy, is created with the same data as the original.

## Results

The mobile column is duplicated and can now receive the consolidated data.