What problem does MyHeritage Highlight Mutual Matches 50cM+ solve?
Identifying high-value mutual matches on MyHeritage can be difficult when reviewing long lists of connections. MyHeritage Highlight Mutual Matches 50cM+ simplifies this by highlighting mutual matches who share significant amounts of DNA, allowing you to focus your research on the most promising connections.
How does MyHeritage Highlight Mutual Matches 50cM+ work?
With MyHeritage Highlight Mutual Matches 50cM+, mutual matches are automatically highlighted in bold red text if they share 50 centimorgans (cM) or more with each other. This threshold is fully customizable, enabling you to adjust the cM value to fit your research needs.
How do I use MyHeritage Highlight Mutual Matches 50cM+?
- Ensure MyHeritage Highlight Mutual Matches 50cM+ is enabled in the Genealogy Assistant pop-up panel.
- Navigate to the page of a DNA match on MyHeritage.
- Scroll down to the mutual matches section. Matches sharing 50cM or more will be highlighted in bold red text for quick identification.
- To adjust the threshold:
- Open the Genealogy Assistant pop-up panel.
- Click the Edit (pen and paper) icon next to MyHeritage Highlight Mutual Matches 50cM+.
- Enter your desired cM threshold in the MyHeritage Highlight Mutuals Custom cM field.
- Click Save Advanced Settings then reload the page. You new threshold will now be active.
This feature makes it easier to identify high-value mutual matches on MyHeritage, helping you to triangulate shared connections more efficiently in order to establish a common ancestor.
MyHeritage Highlight Mutual Matches 50cM+ 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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