What problem does 23andMe Add Groups to Matches List solve?
23andMe lets you star a match but does not let you tag or organise your DNA Relatives into your own custom groups, which makes it difficult to track research clusters across visits. 23andMe Add Groups to Matches List adds a full grouping system on top of the DNA Relatives page so you can create coloured groups, assign matches to them, and see who belongs to what at a glance.
How does 23andMe Add Groups to Matches List work?
On your 23andMe DNA Relatives list, an Add/Manage Groups button is added to the summary row above the matches. Clicking it opens a sidebar where you can create coloured groups, edit them, delete them, and pin the ones you use most. Tick the checkboxes that appear next to each match to assign them to a group, and a small coloured circle appears next to every match showing which groups they belong to. Group assignments are saved per kit and persist across sessions, and you can click any member name in the sidebar to jump straight to that match.
Each match’s shared cM, shared percentage and segment count are captured automatically as you scroll, so you can sort and filter your groups by those values from the sidebar.
How do I use 23andMe Add Groups to Matches List?
- Ensure 23andMe Add Groups to Matches List is enabled in the Genealogy Assistant pop-up panel.
- Open your 23andMe DNA Relatives list and click the Add/Manage Groups button on the summary row to open the sidebar.
- Create one or more coloured groups in the sidebar.
- Tick the checkboxes next to the matches you want to group, then choose a group to assign them to. Coloured circles appear next to each match showing their group memberships.
- Click any member name in the sidebar to jump to that match in the list.
23andMe Add Groups to Matches List is a feature of the software Genealogy Assistant.
Genealogy Assistant is an extension for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Apple Safari which supercharges your family history research by adding over 100 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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