At least on windows you can right click on the selected columns and select "Replace the selected subexpresssion with columns" (make sure the correct "square" is selected in the formula).
![jthi_0-1698083796696.png jthi_0-1698083796696.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/57905iBEB2AE3FD39F2EE3/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
![jthi_1-1698083838291.png jthi_1-1698083838291.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/57906i1515EC02B9844F1E/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400)
Edit:
You can also select your columns from the table, right click on one of the column headers and add formula column
![jthi_2-1698083899647.png jthi_2-1698083899647.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/57907iE611FB1114701211/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400)
![jthi_3-1698083910300.png jthi_3-1698083910300.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/57908i3612D5AABBB8129B/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400)
-Jarmo