What problem does MyHeritage DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Button solve?
Analyzing potential relationships based on shared centimorgans (cM) often requires copying data from MyHeritage and manually entering it into DNA Painter’s Shared cM Tool. MyHeritage DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Button integrates direct links to DNA Painter pre-filled with the amount of shared cM into the match page, allowing for seamless analysis without having to copy or transpose data back and forth.
How does MyHeritage DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Button work?
With MyHeritage DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Button, a clickable link is added to all DNA match pages on MyHeritage. Clicking this link opens DNA Painter’s Shared cM Tool in a new tab, pre-filled with the shared cM value from the match, providing immediate access to relationship probabilities. This feature eliminates manual data entry, saving time and improving accuracy when analyzing shared DNA relationships on MyHeritage.
How do I use MyHeritage DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Button?
- Ensure MyHeritage DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Button is enabled in the Genealogy Assistant pop-up panel.
- Navigate to a DNA match page on MyHeritage.
- Locate the View on DNA Painter’s Shared cM Tool button in the DNA match quality section.
- Click the button to open DNA Painter’s Shared cM tool in a new tab with the shared cM value pre-filled.
- Review the relationship probabilities in DNA Painter and use them to guide your research.
- Close the newly opened tab to return to where you left off on MyHeritage.
MyHeritage DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Button 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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