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Step 4: DNA Tools

Family Tree DNA offers you unique tools.

FTDNA is the largest, most reliable DNA testing company for genealogy.  They continue to offer customers the best tools for getting the most out of their test.  Take the time time to learn what they have to offer on your mtFTDNA page.

                                            myFTDNA Home:  Your Personal Page at FTDNA

You will be given access to your Personal Page at FTDNA as soon as you order a kit. FTDNA continues to add features that are useful to the Genetic Genealogist.  Take the time to look over the personal pagei and explore the links.  You may be surprised how much information is available to you. 

Use your kit number and the password FTDNA sends you to log in at www.familytreedna.com
(Forgotten either of these? Contact FTDNA: (713) 868-1438 or helpdesk@familytreedna.com )

Here are the links where you need to input information or make choices.  Make sure you provide as much information as you can, as this can influence the success of your DNA testing.   

  • "My Account"--Here are the places you will want to provide information: 

    • Personal Profile--Please provide your contact information, and your Most Distant Ancestor on this page.  The page also displays information about your tests and the projects you have joined. You can add another person who will receive the same information.
    • Beneficiary Information--the person who will control your test and resultsi if you die. 
    • GEDCOMi/Family Tree--people who "match" can share GEDCOMs (look for the symbol by your match's name to see if he has uploaded a GEDCOM)
      More information about uploading your GEDCOM
    • Match and Email Settings--choose which level of matches you want FTDNA to notify you of matches.  Most people choose not to get emails for 12 marker matches, unless they have no matches.  Some also choose not to receive the 25 marker matches notifications, if they have already tested at a higher number of markers.  You can also choose whether to receive bulk emails from the project administrator on this page. 
    • Most Distant Ancestors--Please fill in these blanks with the earliest known ancestor for your paternal line and for your maternal line.  Most projects use the information displayed here with your results when they are displayed on the project's results page of the website. 
    • Personal Profile Settings--choose the information that you allow others to see about you. 
    • Project Administrator Settings-- choose the amount of access you allow your project's administrators. 

    • Results Display Settings--access to mtDNAi results allowed to admin.
    • Surnames--enter or edit all your family surnames.
  • Y-DNA

    • Matches--Choose how you want to compare and at how many markers.  Contact your matches by email by clicking their names. 
    • Advanced Matching--Choose which tests you want to compare.
    • Matches Map--Update your ancestor's location
  • Other links will be discussed more fully under Matches.

  • FTDNA has some good FAQs for using your personal page: 

 

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