# Open the New Calculated Measure dialog box

You can create calculated measures from several locations within Pentaho Analyzer.

| From the . . .             | Do this:                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Layout** panel           | Click the Down Arrow next to a base measure, select **User Defined Measure** from the shortcut menu, and then select **Create Calculated Measure**.                                            |
| **Report** panel           | If the measure has been added to the report, right-click the measure in the report, select **User Defined Measure** from the shortcut menu, and then select **Calculated Measure Properties**. |
| **Available Fields** panel | See [Adding a Calculated Measure to the Data Source](/pba/pentaho-analyzer-cp/working-with-analyzer-measures/add-a-calculated-measure-to-the-data-source-analyzer-measures.md).                |


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