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title: "Associate data with nearby text - Identify Data"
slug: "associate-data-with-nearby-text"
description: "If there's text near the data you want to capture, you can use that text as a landmark to properly identify the data. Associate nearby text using the method below to have your agent look for the landmark text before capturing data."
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updated: 2024-05-14T12:13:29Z
published: 2024-05-14T12:13:29Z
canonical: "help.mozenda.com/associate-data-with-nearby-text"
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# Associate data with nearby text

If there's text near the data you want to capture, you can use that text as a landmark to properly identify the data. Associate nearby text using the method below to have your agent look for the landmark text before capturing data.

**Associate nearby text in the Agent Builder** To associate data with nearby text:

1. Open an existing agent.
2. Right-click an action in the action list.
3. Click **Location** > **Associate Nearby Text**.

![Associate Target Data with Nearby Text_Image4(1)](https://cdn.document360.io/03076343-9561-4857-8a4e-9f3bfed20ced/Images/Documentation/Associate%20Target%20Data%20with%20Nearby%20Text_Image4%281%29.png)

1. Click the text associated with the data.
  - The window will confirm that you want to associate the text selected to the value in your data set.
2. Confirm that the associated text value is correct.
3. Click **SAVE**.

![Associate Target Data with Nearby Text_Image5(1)](https://cdn.document360.io/03076343-9561-4857-8a4e-9f3bfed20ced/Images/Documentation/Associate%20Target%20Data%20with%20Nearby%20Text_Image5%281%29.png)

          Associate data using XPath

          

If the standard method isn't sufficient, you can use an XPath expression for more consistent results.

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