What problem does Add Select All Button to Shared Matches solve?
Adding shared matches to DNA groups on Ancestry can be time-consuming, requiring you to select each match individually. Add Select All Button to Shared Matches streamlines this process by allowing you to select or deselect all shared matches with a single click, saving time and effort when organizing shared matches into groups.
How does Add Select All Button to Shared Matches work?
With Add Select All Button to Shared Matches, a new Select All Matches button is added to the filters toolbar on the shared matches page. When adding people to groups, clicking this button automatically selects all matches on the current page, while a Deselect All Matches button lets you quickly clear all selections.
How do I use Add Select All Button to Shared Matches?
- Ensure Add Select All Button to Shared Matches is enabled in the Genealogy Assistant pop-up panel.
- Navigate to the shared matches tab of a DNA match on Ancestry.
- Click the + Group button to add your shared matches to a group.
- Locate the Select All Matches button at the top of the shared matches list.
- Click Select All Matches to automatically select all shared matches on the page.
- To clear your selections, click the Deselect All Matches button.
- Add all the selected matches to a DNA group in one step.
This feature is especially useful for efficiently organizing shared matches into DNA groups, simplifying workflows for genetic genealogy research.
Add Select All Button to Shared Matches is a feature of the software Genealogy Assistant.
Genealogy Assistant is an extension for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge which supercharges your family history research by adding 50+ custom features to popular genealogy websites like Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch, FamilyTreeDNA and more. You can watch a full video walkthrough on YouTube.
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