What problem does Automatically Expand All ThruLines solve?
When several DNA matches descend from the same ancestor, Ancestry gathers them into a group and hides that group behind a small counter showing how many there are. A ThruLine therefore opens showing only part of the picture, and seeing who is actually in each group means clicking every counter in turn. Automatically Expand All ThruLines opens all of them for you the moment the page loads.
How does Automatically Expand All ThruLines work?
Every collapsed group of DNA matches in a ThruLine is opened automatically when the page loads, so you see the whole set of connections at once instead of clicking each group open one at a time. This is especially useful for taking screenshots or for reviewing every match descending from an ancestor in a single pass.
Everything shown is already loaded with the page, so nothing extra is requested from Ancestry and the diagram fills in immediately. The groups still work normally afterwards, so you can collapse any of them again yourself if you want a simpler view of one branch.
How do I use Automatically Expand All ThruLines?
- Ensure Automatically Expand All ThruLines is enabled in the Genealogy Assistant pop-up panel.
- Open ThruLines from the DNA menu on Ancestry, then choose one of your ancestors to open their ThruLine.
- Every group of DNA matches is opened for you as the page finishes loading, so the full set of connections is visible straight away.
- Click the counter on any group if you want to collapse that branch again.
Automatically Expand All ThruLines 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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