Excel is a powerful tool for managing data and creating databases. With the right know-how, anyone can create a database in Excel that can easily organize and store large amounts of information.

The database capabilities of Excel are very powerful. In fact, not only can Excel be used to create a simple searchable database, it also can be used to create a proper relational database.

Tips This article applies to Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, and Office 365. View the videos listed in the Resources section for more ideas on using Excel's database functions.