Doing this is simple. Just click on the sprocket icon to the right (the one that looks like the Settings button for Obsidian), then click on “Read-Only” to turn the current canvas into one that is read-only. 4. Make Tables While it’s not as good as Excel, you can make tables on Obsidian using the table format for Markdown.

To create a table in Obsidian with Markdown, you need to use a pipe ( |) to separate the columns, and three or more hyphens ( -) to separate the header row from the rest. For instance, the Markdown below will create a table with three columns and three rows, with the first row as the header:

Tables in Obsidian are customizable, so you can add or remove rows and columns as needed, and use other markdown features within the cells. With this new tool in your arsenal, you can now bring order to the chaos of Obsidian notes and make your vault even more organized.