Abstract: A data source, such as a web page, a locally retrieved document, user-entered information, etc., is made visible to a user via a display, such as a computer monitor or touch-screen tablet or smart phone screen. A data capture window, which may be in the form of a data grid, is also displayed to the user, who can select data items from the data source such that they are represented in the data grid. Some data items may also be identified and collected automatically. Data collected into the capture window is then associated with corresponding portions of records in a data base.