Here is a step-by-step process for creating a searchable database in Excel:

1. Open a new or existing Excel workbook.
2. Enter your data into the worksheet. ...
3. Select all of the cells that contain data.
4. Click the “Data” tab on the Excel ribbon.
5. In the “Sort & Filter” group, click the “Filter” button. ...
6. Click the drop-down arrow in the header of the column that you want to search.
7. In the drop-down menu, select the “Text Filters” option.