# Show a Smartsheet to Confluence readers without a Smartsheet account

To show a Smartsheet to Confluence readers without a Smartsheet account, use the **Interactive table** view and select **Set up viewer access** in the Smartsheet macro. The sheet is then read through your private connection, so readers see the table without logging in, and nothing is published. The alternative is a **Read-only sheet**, which publishes a public link.

---

## Before you start

| **Option**                               | **What it means**                                                                                                                         |
| ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Interactive table** with viewer access | Private. Your Smartsheet token is stored securely on the server and the sheet is read through it. Readers see that sheet only, read-only. |
| **Read-only sheet**                      | Public. Smartsheet's publish link lets anyone with it view the sheet, even outside Confluence.                                            |

---

## Steps

1. Edit the page and open the Smartsheet macro's configuration.
2. Under **How readers see the sheet**, choose **Interactive table** and select **Apply**.
3. In **Enable viewer access for the interactive table**, select **Set up viewer access**.
4. Check the notice says **Readers will see this table through your shared Smartsheet connection.**
5. Publish the page.

---

## What happens next

Every reader who can open the page sees the table. If you later lose access to the sheet, or your connection is revoked, the table stops showing data until someone sets up viewer access again.

---

## If it does not work

* Readers still see a connect panel: viewer access is not set up for that macro. See [this troubleshooting page](https://help.gocapable.com/smartsheet/readers-see-a-connect-panel-instead-of-the-interactive-table.html).
* **Could not link this sheet. Readers will need their own Smartsheet connection.**: log in again and retry.
* Tables that worked have stopped: see [this troubleshooting page](https://help.gocapable.com/smartsheet/interactive-tables-that-used-to-work-stopped-showing-data.html).

---

## Related

### [How readers without Smartsheet see the Interactive table](https://help.gocapable.com/smartsheet/how-readers-without-smartsheet-see-the-interactive-table.html)

The reader experience in detail.

### [Show a Smartsheet as an interactive table in Confluence](https://help.gocapable.com/smartsheet/show-a-smartsheet-as-an-interactive-table-in-confluence.html)

The private, filterable view.

### [Which Smartsheet calls the app can make](https://help.gocapable.com/smartsheet/which-smartsheet-calls-the-app-can-make.html)

What the app can call in Smartsheet.

---

_Everyone reads the sheet; nobody gets a public link._