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title: Are calculations shown to the user? | Paperform Help Center | Paperform
description: Calculations are hidden by default, but you can make them visible if you like.
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Are calculations shown to the user?
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By default, the returned value from a calculation is hidden from the user. You can make the question visible, if you'd like.

To do this, click on the question, navigate to the configuration panel to the right, and toggle off "Hide this question." You can then optionally configure conditional logic if you only want the field to be visible depending on answers to other questions.

The actual calculation itself is never shown to the user. Rather, only the returned value is shown if you make the question visible.

For example, if your calculation was `1 + 1`, the user would only see `2`, not the expression `1 + 1`.

### Related Articles
  [How do I use calculation fields?  The "Calculation" question type allows you to use simple functions and operators to make calculations based on other answers.](/help/articles/how-do-calculations-work/)
[How do I configure question logic?  Question logic is used to control when a specific question is visible.](/help/articles/forms-conditional-logic/)