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Add Keyboard Shortcuts to Matches List

What problem does Add Keyboard Shortcuts to Matches List solve?

Working through your AncestryDNA matches list is a long sequence of the same small actions. For every match you want to triage you open the small menu beside the match, wait for the callout, and click through to the note, relationship, or groups panel. That is fine for one match. It is slow when you are sorting through fifty. Add Keyboard Shortcuts to Matches List maps the three most common actions to a single letter so you can move through the list without reaching for the mouse.

How does Add Keyboard Shortcuts to Matches List work?

On your Ancestry DNA matches list, hover over any match and press N, R, or G on your keyboard to instantly open the Add/Edit Note, Relationship, or Groups dialog for that match. The same sidebar opens that Ancestry shows when you click through the menu manually, so editing notes, relationships, and groups behaves exactly as it always has. A short reminder of the available keys is shown at the top of the matches list so you do not need to memorize them. Pressing Esc while a sidebar is open closes it.

How do I use Add Keyboard Shortcuts to Matches List?
  • Ensure Add Keyboard Shortcuts to Matches List is enabled in the Genealogy Assistant pop-up panel.
  • Open your AncestryDNA matches list.
  • Hover your mouse over any match in the list.
  • Press the shortcut key for the action you want to take. The relevant sidebar opens for the match you are hovering over.
  • Press Esc to close the sidebar when you are done.
Keyboard Shortcuts
  • N opens the Add/Edit Note sidebar for the hovered match and places your cursor in the note field.
  • R opens the Add/Edit Relationship sidebar for the hovered match.
  • G opens the Add/Edit Groups sidebar for the hovered match.
  • Ctrl + Enter (or Cmd + Enter on a Mac) saves the open note sidebar.
  • Esc closes the open sidebar.
Add Keyboard Shortcuts 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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