diff --git a/attachments/pages/index.html b/attachments/pages/index.html
index b5b6e941..f91a3d07 100644
--- a/attachments/pages/index.html
+++ b/attachments/pages/index.html
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 	<div class="container">
 	  <div class="menu-overlay" style="display: none; z-index: 101; ">&nbsp;</div>
     <ul class="menu">
-    	<li><a class="transform" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Transform...</a></li>
     </ul>
     <div id="header">
       <a href="http://github.com/maxogden/recline"><img id="couchLogo" src="images/couch.png"/></a>
@@ -55,18 +54,18 @@
   </script>
 
   <script type='text/mustache' class="importActionsTemplate">
-    <li><a class="url" href="JavaScript:void(0);">From an API</a></li>
-    <li><a class="paste" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Copy & Paste</a></li>
-    <li><a class="upload" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Upload File</a></li>
+    <li><a data-action="url" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">From an API</a></li>
+    <li><a data-action="paste" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Copy & Paste</a></li>
+    <li><a data-action="upload" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Upload File</a></li>
   </script>
     
   <script type='text/mustache' class="exportActionsTemplate">
-    <li><a class="csv" href="JavaScript:void(0);">CSV</a></li>
-    <li><a class="json" href="JavaScript:void(0);">JSON</a></li>
+    <li><a data-action="csv" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">CSV</a></li>
+    <li><a data-action="json" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">JSON</a></li>
   </script>
   
   <script type='text/mustache' class="columnActionsTemplate">
-    <li><a class="transform" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Transform...</a></li>
+    <li><a data-action="bulkEdit" class="menuAction" href="JavaScript:void(0);">Transform...</a></li>
   </script>
 
   <script type='text/mustache' class="titleTemplate"><span id="project-name-button" class="app-path-section">{{db_name}}</span></script>
@@ -184,6 +183,67 @@
   	</div>
   </script>
   
+  <script type='text/mustache' class="urlImportTemplate">
+    <div class="dialog-header">
+  		Download and import from a URL or API
+  	</div>
+  	<div class="dialog-body">
+  		<div class="grid-layout layout-full">
+        <form name="api-import-form" id="sign-in-form">
+          <table class="form-table">
+            <tbody>
+              <tr>
+                <th>
+                  <label for="url">URL</label>
+                </th>
+                <td>
+                  <input type="text" size="65" id="url-input" name="url">
+                </td>
+              </tr>
+              <input type="submit" style="height: 0px; width: 0px; border: none; padding: 0px; display: none;" hidefocus="true" />
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </form>
+  		</div>
+  	</div>
+  	<div class="dialog-footer">
+  		<button class="okButton button">&nbsp;&nbsp;Import&nbsp;&nbsp;</button>
+  		<button class="cancelButton button">Cancel</button>
+  	</div>
+  </script>
+  
+  <script type='text/mustache' class="pasteImportTemplate">
+    <div class="dialog-header">
+  		Import raw copy & pasted data
+  	</div>
+  	<div class="dialog-body">
+  		<div class="grid-layout layout-tight layout-full">
+        <div class="menu-container data-table-cell-editor">
+          <textarea class="data-table-cell-copypaste-editor" bind="textarea">{{value}}</textarea>
+        </div>
+  		</div>
+  	</div>
+  	<div class="dialog-footer">
+  		<button class="okButton button">&nbsp;&nbsp;Import&nbsp;&nbsp;</button>
+  		<button class="cancelButton button">Cancel</button>
+  	</div>
+  </script>
+  
+  <script type='text/mustache' class="uploadImportTemplate">
+    <div class="dialog-header">
+  		Upload and import a file
+  	</div>
+  	<div class="dialog-body">
+  		<div class="grid-layout layout-tight layout-full">
+        IN THE FUTURE I predict the presence of a file upload form here...
+  		</div>
+  	</div>
+  	<div class="dialog-footer">
+  		<button class="okButton button">&nbsp;&nbsp;Import&nbsp;&nbsp;</button>
+  		<button class="cancelButton button">Cancel</button>
+  	</div>
+  </script>
+  
   <script type='text/mustache' class="bulkEditTemplate">
     <div class="dialog-header">
   		Functional transform on column {{name}}
diff --git a/attachments/script/lib/traverse.js b/attachments/script/lib/traverse.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b645fe4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/attachments/script/lib/traverse.js
@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) {
+  module.exports = Traverse;
+}
+
+function Traverse (obj) {
+    if (!(this instanceof Traverse)) return new Traverse(obj);
+    this.value = obj;
+}
+
+Traverse.prototype.get = function (ps) {
+    var node = this.value;
+    for (var i = 0; i < ps.length; i ++) {
+        var key = ps[i];
+        if (!Object.hasOwnProperty.call(node, key)) {
+            node = undefined;
+            break;
+        }
+        node = node[key];
+    }
+    return node;
+};
+
+Traverse.prototype.set = function (ps, value) {
+    var node = this.value;
+    for (var i = 0; i < ps.length - 1; i ++) {
+        var key = ps[i];
+        if (!Object.hasOwnProperty.call(node, key)) node[key] = {};
+        node = node[key];
+    }
+    node[ps[i]] = value;
+    return value;
+};
+
+Traverse.prototype.map = function (cb) {
+    return walk(this.value, cb, true);
+};
+
+Traverse.prototype.forEach = function (cb) {
+    this.value = walk(this.value, cb, false);
+    return this.value;
+};
+
+Traverse.prototype.reduce = function (cb, init) {
+    var skip = arguments.length === 1;
+    var acc = skip ? this.value : init;
+    this.forEach(function (x) {
+        if (!this.isRoot || !skip) {
+            acc = cb.call(this, acc, x);
+        }
+    });
+    return acc;
+};
+
+Traverse.prototype.deepEqual = function (obj) {
+    if (arguments.length !== 1) {
+        throw new Error(
+            'deepEqual requires exactly one object to compare against'
+        );
+    }
+    
+    var equal = true;
+    var node = obj;
+    
+    this.forEach(function (y) {
+        var notEqual = (function () {
+            equal = false;
+            //this.stop();
+            return undefined;
+        }).bind(this);
+        
+        //if (node === undefined || node === null) return notEqual();
+        
+        if (!this.isRoot) {
+        /*
+            if (!Object.hasOwnProperty.call(node, this.key)) {
+                return notEqual();
+            }
+        */
+            if (typeof node !== 'object') return notEqual();
+            node = node[this.key];
+        }
+        
+        var x = node;
+        
+        this.post(function () {
+            node = x;
+        });
+        
+        var toS = function (o) {
+            return Object.prototype.toString.call(o);
+        };
+        
+        if (this.circular) {
+            if (Traverse(obj).get(this.circular.path) !== x) notEqual();
+        }
+        else if (typeof x !== typeof y) {
+            notEqual();
+        }
+        else if (x === null || y === null || x === undefined || y === undefined) {
+            if (x !== y) notEqual();
+        }
+        else if (x.__proto__ !== y.__proto__) {
+            notEqual();
+        }
+        else if (x === y) {
+            // nop
+        }
+        else if (typeof x === 'function') {
+            if (x instanceof RegExp) {
+                // both regexps on account of the __proto__ check
+                if (x.toString() != y.toString()) notEqual();
+            }
+            else if (x !== y) notEqual();
+        }
+        else if (typeof x === 'object') {
+            if (toS(y) === '[object Arguments]'
+            || toS(x) === '[object Arguments]') {
+                if (toS(x) !== toS(y)) {
+                    notEqual();
+                }
+            }
+            else if (x instanceof Date || y instanceof Date) {
+                if (!(x instanceof Date) || !(y instanceof Date)
+                || x.getTime() !== y.getTime()) {
+                    notEqual();
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                var kx = Object.keys(x);
+                var ky = Object.keys(y);
+                if (kx.length !== ky.length) return notEqual();
+                for (var i = 0; i < kx.length; i++) {
+                    var k = kx[i];
+                    if (!Object.hasOwnProperty.call(y, k)) {
+                        notEqual();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    
+    return equal;
+};
+
+Traverse.prototype.paths = function () {
+    var acc = [];
+    this.forEach(function (x) {
+        acc.push(this.path); 
+    });
+    return acc;
+};
+
+Traverse.prototype.nodes = function () {
+    var acc = [];
+    this.forEach(function (x) {
+        acc.push(this.node);
+    });
+    return acc;
+};
+
+Traverse.prototype.clone = function () {
+    var parents = [], nodes = [];
+    
+    return (function clone (src) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < parents.length; i++) {
+            if (parents[i] === src) {
+                return nodes[i];
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (typeof src === 'object' && src !== null) {
+            var dst = copy(src);
+            
+            parents.push(src);
+            nodes.push(dst);
+            
+            Object.keys(src).forEach(function (key) {
+                dst[key] = clone(src[key]);
+            });
+            
+            parents.pop();
+            nodes.pop();
+            return dst;
+        }
+        else {
+            return src;
+        }
+    })(this.value);
+};
+
+function walk (root, cb, immutable) {
+    var path = [];
+    var parents = [];
+    var alive = true;
+    
+    return (function walker (node_) {
+        var node = immutable ? copy(node_) : node_;
+        var modifiers = {};
+        
+        var keepGoing = true;
+        
+        var state = {
+            node : node,
+            node_ : node_,
+            path : [].concat(path),
+            parent : parents[parents.length - 1],
+            key : path.slice(-1)[0],
+            isRoot : path.length === 0,
+            level : path.length,
+            circular : null,
+            update : function (x, stopHere) {
+                if (!state.isRoot) {
+                    state.parent.node[state.key] = x;
+                }
+                state.node = x;
+                if (stopHere) keepGoing = false;
+            },
+            'delete' : function () {
+                delete state.parent.node[state.key];
+            },
+            remove : function () {
+                if (Array.isArray(state.parent.node)) {
+                    state.parent.node.splice(state.key, 1);
+                }
+                else {
+                    delete state.parent.node[state.key];
+                }
+            },
+            before : function (f) { modifiers.before = f },
+            after : function (f) { modifiers.after = f },
+            pre : function (f) { modifiers.pre = f },
+            post : function (f) { modifiers.post = f },
+            stop : function () { alive = false },
+            block : function () { keepGoing = false }
+        };
+        
+        if (!alive) return state;
+        
+        if (typeof node === 'object' && node !== null) {
+            state.isLeaf = Object.keys(node).length == 0;
+            
+            for (var i = 0; i < parents.length; i++) {
+                if (parents[i].node_ === node_) {
+                    state.circular = parents[i];
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            state.isLeaf = true;
+        }
+        
+        state.notLeaf = !state.isLeaf;
+        state.notRoot = !state.isRoot;
+        
+        // use return values to update if defined
+        var ret = cb.call(state, state.node);
+        if (ret !== undefined && state.update) state.update(ret);
+        state.keys = null;
+        if (modifiers.before) modifiers.before.call(state, state.node);
+        
+        if (!keepGoing) return state;
+        
+        if (typeof state.node == 'object'
+        && state.node !== null && !state.circular) {
+            parents.push(state);
+            
+            var keys = state.keys || Object.keys(state.node);
+            keys.forEach(function (key, i) {
+                path.push(key);
+                
+                if (modifiers.pre) modifiers.pre.call(state, state.node[key], key);
+                
+                var child = walker(state.node[key]);
+                if (immutable && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(state.node, key)) {
+                    state.node[key] = child.node;
+                }
+                
+                child.isLast = i == keys.length - 1;
+                child.isFirst = i == 0;
+                
+                if (modifiers.post) modifiers.post.call(state, child);
+                
+                path.pop();
+            });
+            parents.pop();
+        }
+        
+        if (modifiers.after) modifiers.after.call(state, state.node);
+        
+        return state;
+    })(root).node;
+}
+
+Object.keys(Traverse.prototype).forEach(function (key) {
+    Traverse[key] = function (obj) {
+        var args = [].slice.call(arguments, 1);
+        var t = Traverse(obj);
+        return t[key].apply(t, args);
+    };
+});
+
+function copy (src) {
+    if (typeof src === 'object' && src !== null) {
+        var dst;
+        
+        if (Array.isArray(src)) {
+            dst = [];
+        }
+        else if (src instanceof Date) {
+            dst = new Date(src);
+        }
+        else if (src instanceof Boolean) {
+            dst = new Boolean(src);
+        }
+        else if (src instanceof Number) {
+            dst = new Number(src);
+        }
+        else if (src instanceof String) {
+            dst = new String(src);
+        }
+        else {
+            dst = Object.create(Object.getPrototypeOf(src));
+        }
+        
+        Object.keys(src).forEach(function (key) {
+            dst[key] = src[key];
+        });
+        return dst;
+    }
+    else return src;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/attachments/script/recline.js b/attachments/script/recline.js
index 51d48080..61bc9439 100644
--- a/attachments/script/recline.js
+++ b/attachments/script/recline.js
@@ -4,21 +4,30 @@ var recline = function() {
     return (parseFloat(bytes)/1024/1024).toString().substr(0,4) + "MB"
   }
   
+  function showDialog(template, data) {
+    if (!data) data = {};
+    util.show('dialog');
+    util.render(template, 'dialog-content', data);
+    util.hide('menu');
+    util.observeExit($('.dialog-content'), function() {
+      util.hide('dialog');
+    })
+  }
+  
   function handleMenuClick() {
     $( '.menu li' ).click(function(e) {
-      if ($(e.target).hasClass('transform')) {
-        util.show('dialog');
-        util.render('bulkEdit', 'dialog-content', {name: app.currentColumn});
-        util.hide('menu');
+      var actions = {
+        bulkEdit: function() { showDialog('bulkEdit', {name: app.currentColumn}) },
+        csv: function() { window.location.href = app.csvUrl },
+        json: function() { window.location.href = "_rewrite/api/json" },
+        url: function() { showDialog('urlImport') },
+        paste: function() { showDialog('pasteImport') },
+        upload: function() { showDialog('uploadImport') }
       }
       
-      if ($(e.target).hasClass('csv'))  window.location.href = app.csvUrl;
-      
-      if ($(e.target).hasClass('json')) window.location.href = "_rewrite/api/json";
+      actions[$(e.target).attr('data-action')]();
       
       e.preventDefault();
-      
-      util.hide('menu');
     }) 
   }
   
@@ -119,7 +128,7 @@ var recline = function() {
   
   function bootstrap() {
     util.registerEmitter();
-    util.listenFor(["esc"]);
+    util.listenFor(['esc', 'return']);
     
     couch.request({url: app.baseURL + "api"}).then(function( dbInfo ) {
 
@@ -158,6 +167,7 @@ var recline = function() {
   return {
     formatDiskSize: formatDiskSize,
     handleMenuClick: handleMenuClick,
+    showDialog: showDialog,
     bootstrap: bootstrap,
     fetchRows: fetchRows,
     activateControls: activateControls,
diff --git a/attachments/script/site.js b/attachments/script/site.js
index 4c64847f..682286fc 100644
--- a/attachments/script/site.js
+++ b/attachments/script/site.js
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ app.after = {
   controls: function() {
     $('#logged-in-status').click(function(e) { 
       if ($(e.target).text() === "Sign in") {
-        util.show('dialog');
-        util.render('signIn', 'dialog-content');
+        recline.showDialog("signIn");
       } else if ($(e.target).text() === "Sign out") {
         util.notify("Signing you out...", {persist: true, loader: true});
         couch.logout().then(function(response) {
@@ -82,13 +81,10 @@ app.after = {
     });
   },
   exportActions: recline.handleMenuClick,
+  importActions: recline.handleMenuClick,
   columnActions: recline.handleMenuClick,
   signIn: function() {
     
-    util.observeExit($('.dialog-content'), function() {
-      util.hide('dialog');
-    })
-    
     $('.dialog-content #username-input').focus();
     
     $('.dialog-content').find('#sign-in-form').submit(function(e) {
@@ -115,10 +111,6 @@ app.after = {
   },
   bulkEdit: function() {
     
-    util.observeExit($('.dialog-content'), function() {
-      util.hide('dialog');
-    })
-    
     $('.dialog-content .okButton').click(function(e) {
       var funcText = $('.expression-preview-code').val();
       util.hide('dialog');
diff --git a/attachments/script/util.js b/attachments/script/util.js
index 2407be5d..05e49616 100644
--- a/attachments/script/util.js
+++ b/attachments/script/util.js
@@ -36,9 +36,19 @@ var util = function() {
   }
   
   function listenFor(keys) {
-    _.each(keys, function(key) {
-      $(document).bind('keydown', key, function() { app.emitter.emit(key, key) });
-    })
+    var shortcuts = { // from jquery.hotkeys.js
+			8: "backspace", 9: "tab", 13: "return", 16: "shift", 17: "ctrl", 18: "alt", 19: "pause",
+			20: "capslock", 27: "esc", 32: "space", 33: "pageup", 34: "pagedown", 35: "end", 36: "home",
+			37: "left", 38: "up", 39: "right", 40: "down", 45: "insert", 46: "del", 
+			96: "0", 97: "1", 98: "2", 99: "3", 100: "4", 101: "5", 102: "6", 103: "7",
+			104: "8", 105: "9", 106: "*", 107: "+", 109: "-", 110: ".", 111 : "/", 
+			112: "f1", 113: "f2", 114: "f3", 115: "f4", 116: "f5", 117: "f6", 118: "f7", 119: "f8", 
+			120: "f9", 121: "f10", 122: "f11", 123: "f12", 144: "numlock", 145: "scroll", 191: "/", 224: "meta"
+		}
+    window.addEventListener("keyup", function(e) { 
+      var pressed = shortcuts[e.keyCode];
+      if(_.include(keys, pressed)) app.emitter.emit("keyup", pressed); 
+    }, false);
   }
   
   function observeExit(elem, callback) {
diff --git a/attachments/style/data-table.css b/attachments/style/data-table.css
index 4bfb51a4..4e3dc92d 100644
--- a/attachments/style/data-table.css
+++ b/attachments/style/data-table.css
@@ -808,6 +808,15 @@ a.data-table-flag-off {
   margin: 3px 0;
 }
 
+.data-table-cell-copypaste-editor {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  display: block;
+  width: 98%;
+  height: 10em;
+  font-family: monospace;
+  margin: 3px 0;
+}
+
 .data-table-cell-editor-action {
   float: left;
   vertical-align: bottom;