What problem does Default Sort by Highest Mutual Matches solve?
When we’re working through our DNA matches, often times it is helpful to sort shared matches by how closely they are related to the match. This is incredibly useful when working to triangulate common ancestors between our shared matches. Default Sort by Highest Mutual Matches automatically loads the shared matches list sorted by how closely they’re related to the match you are viewing instead of yourself.
How does Default Sort by Highest Mutual Matches work?
With Default Sort by Highest Mutual Matches, viewing shared matches on MyHeritage will default to sorting by the highest amount of shared centimorgans with your match. This helps save time processing large amounts of matches while working to establish common ancestors.
How do I use Default Sort by Highest Mutual Matches?
- Ensure Default Sort by Highest Mutual Matches is enabled in the Genealogy Assistant pop-up panel.
- View any match on MyHeritage DNA and go to the Shared DNA Matches section.
- You shared matches will automatically be sorted by how closely they’re related to the match you’re viewing.
Default Sort by Highest Mutual Matches is a feature of the software Genealogy Assistant.
Genealogy Assistant is an extension for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge 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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