Patent ID: 8868557

Claim:
One or more processor-accessible storage media comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a computing device to perform acts comprising: modifying a spreadsheet document with data received via an electronic mail message (email) by: receiving a selection of a type of data collection for obtaining data to populate fields of a spreadsheet document, the type of data collection comprising solicitation of responses to email, wherein the selection is made in a user interface associated with the spreadsheet document; in response to the receiving, generating an email document comprising a field identifier that identifies a field of the spreadsheet document; sending the email document to a recipient; receiving a reply email from the recipient, the reply email comprising the field identifier and data entered by the recipient and associated with the field identifier; mapping the data in the reply email to the field of the spreadsheet document; and processing the reply email by importing the data into the field of the spreadsheet document identified by the field identifier, wherein the email document further comprises a linkage identifier that is used to map the data in the reply email to the spreadsheet document.