How to create search box through filter in excel? . To create a search box with filters in Excel, you can follow these steps: 1. Select the range of cells you want to apply the filter to. 2. Go to the "Data" tab on the Excel ribbon. 3. Click on the "Filter" button. This will add filter arrows to the headers of your selected range. 4. Click on the filter arrow in the column you want to search in. 5. Select "Text Filters" or "Number Filters", depending on the type of data in the column. 6. Choose