What problem does Colour Code DNA Matches by Side solve?
When reviewing DNA matches on Ancestry, it can be challenging to determine whether a match is from your maternal or paternal side at a glance. Colour Code DNA Matches by Side simplifies this by visually distinguishing maternal and paternal matches with different colors, making it easier to identify the side your match is connected to.
How does Colour Code DNA Matches by Side work?
With Colour Code DNA Matches by Side, a pink highlight to maternal matches and a blue highlight to paternal matches are applied in your DNA matches list. This feature provides a simple and effective way to organize and analyze your DNA matches, helping you concentrate on the matches most relevant to your research goals.
How do I use Colour Code DNA Matches by Side?
- Ensure Colour Code DNA Matches by Side is enabled in the Genealogy Assistant pop-up panel.
- Navigate to any DNA matches list on Ancestry.
- The text on maternal matches will appear highlighted in pink, and paternal matches will appear highlighted in blue.
- Use the color-coded information to focus your research on specific family lines.
Colour Code DNA Matches by Side 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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