Not anymore: Excel 2013’s table tools include features that make it easy to link charts and cells, perform searches, and create dynamically updated reports, just like—yes—a relational database.

You’re ready to create a table. Creating a table. I’ve created a database called SERVERS, that will be listed in the SCHEMAS pane. Expand that listing, right-click the Tables entry, and select ...

When creating a relationship between tables, the tables must be related. Now we are going to name both tables. Select the table you want to give a name to and click the Table Design tab.

When tables are created for each topic in a database, you must place common fields into the related table and form a relationship with them for information to be brought together again. Create ...