1. A method performed by one or more processors of a mobile computing device, the method comprising: analyzing text in a record to identify a data item that contains a sequence of characters and that is actionable to initiate communication with another device; presenting the record on a contact-sensitive display of the mobile computing device while displaying the identified data item as a selectable link; detecting a user selection of the selectable link; and in response to detecting the user selection, initiating the communication with the other device using the sequence of characters contained in the identified data item.