Insert/Embed other file formats like .xlsx and .docx (but not limited to) in addition to pdf and images

We’re in the same boat. I’m evaluating Obsidian for use within our small Data/Analytics shop. We are looking for a tool to document the many data requests we receive from the dozens of departments in our org. Internally linking the documentation will be a huge win for us. However, we absolutely have the need to link to non markup documents and have them open in system default programs. Ex. if we link to a .xlsx file, it will open in Excel, or whatever the local system uses to open files of that type. We will be linking .sql, .xlsx, .txt, .docx, etc. I believe I can achieve this by [text link](absolute file path), but can’t make it work for a relative path. As we’re all currently using a network share, we can make it work, but if we ever have to move it, it will be a pain, as all of the links will break and have to be modified. I believe having the ability to use relative file paths (with the vault as the root) would solve this issue. Other than this one item, I’m loving the platform and hoping I can lobby for team wide adoption.

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