What problem does DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Button solve?
When you want to check what kind of relationship a shared cM value could represent, the best answer is always on DNA Painter’s Shared cM Tool. Getting there from Ancestry means opening a new tab, loading the tool, and typing the cM value in by hand. DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Button puts a direct link next to every match that opens the Shared cM Tool with the cM value already filled in.
How does DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Button work?
A Shared cM Tool link is added next to every DNA match on the match list, shared matches lists, and the individual match page. Clicking the link opens DNA Painter’s Shared cM Tool in a new tab with the shared cM value from that match already plugged in, so you see the probability table for that exact amount of DNA without any extra typing. The link works on both the new ProTools interface and the classic match list.
How do I use DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Button?
- Ensure DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Button is enabled in the Genealogy Assistant pop-up panel.
- Open your AncestryDNA match list, any match page, or any shared matches list.
- Click Shared cM Tool next to any match. DNA Painter’s Shared cM Tool opens in a new tab with the cM value pre-filled.
DNA Painter Shared cM Tool Button 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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