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You can import GEDCOM and segment data: did you know? #6

In this post I will explain how you can import GEDCOM and segment data into the site. As a reminder, DNA Painter does not use raw DNA data.

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Using WATO plus to find an unknown parent

For this guest post, I’m pleased to welcome Jennifer Wiebe, a professional genealogist based in Montréal, Quebec. In this article, Jennifer discusses the steps involved in using WATO plus to find an unknown parent.

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From What are the Odds to WATO plus in one click

An overview of the steps involved in migrating a tree from the What are the Odds tool to WATO plus. You can now do this in one click.

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Introducing WATO plus, a new tool for investigating family mysteries

What are the odds plus (WATO+), a new and overhauled version of the popular WATO tool, was released last week. In this article I’ll focus on what’s new in WATO+…

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Three ways to generate hypotheses in WATO+

I recently launched WATO+, the new version of What are the Odds? Suggest Hypotheses is a popular feature in the tool. The goal of this function is to try out every possible position in the tree for the unknown parent. However, this can be a mixed blessing as sometimes there are an overwhelming number of

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What are the Odds v3 sneak peek

Exciting times: the new version of What are the Odds? (WATO) will be released within the next month. This includes a raft of updates that I hope will make the tool more useful and easier to understand.

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Three What are the Odds? (WATO) improvements

This post introduces three new improvements to the popular What are the Odds? tool: vertical display mode; improved suggested hypotheses; and ALT-drag to copy when in drag and drop mode.

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Focus mode in What are the Odds? (WATO)

I recently added focus mode, a new feature in WATO that I hope will help you.

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New features for maps, trees and WATO at DNA Painter

Here’s a summary of new features at DNA Painter that I’ve released in the last couple of weeks.

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Top recurring FAQs

I’ve just released a new homepage with a succinct summary of what you can do at DNA Painter. In addition to this, I’m presenting this new page answering some of the questions that come up again and again.

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