How to Share AncestryDNA Results

IMPORTANT: Now, in case your DNA kit was activated on another person’s account, then you should choose to ‘Contact us for assistance’ right away.

You must already know that DNA results cannot be moved from one account to another. However, they can appear on multiple accounts only if the owner (the person whose DNA was tested) or the manager invites other people to see them.

If you need help in accepting a DNA invitation, then you can check out Accepting an AncestryDNA® Invitation. And for sharing a family tree, you should see Sharing a Family Tree.

How to share ethnicity results and matches?

You can choose to go straight to DNA settings or just skip to step 4.

Using the browser

• Starting from any Ancestry page, you have to click on the DNA tab and then select the ‘Your DNA Results Summary’ option.
• Next, if required, you should switch tests by clicking on the ‘View another Test’ option and choose the person whose DNA results you would like to share.
• And now, in the top right corner of the screen, you will need to click on ‘Settings’.
• You then need to scroll to the ‘Visibility and Sharing’ section and then click on the ‘DNA test sharing’ button.
• After doing so, you just need to click on the ‘Invite’ button.
• Now, in the given fields, you must enter the recipient’s email address or username.

NOTE: You need to know that all the invitations are delivered by email, whether you enter their email address or the username.

• After that, in the ‘Role menu’, you need to choose the role that you would like the person to have.

              You also need to keep the following in mind;

• A ‘Viewer’ can view the full DNA results, but they cannot add or change anything else.
• A ‘Collaborator’ can view the full DNA results, as well as add notes, edit participant details, and link the test to a tree.
• Whereas a ‘Manager’ gets to invite others to access the results, assign and change roles, permanently delete results as well and download DNA data. Keep in mind that you can only invite one person at a time to manage their test, and you can even add or remove a manager whenever you want.

The app

1. Now, in the app’s top left corner, you have to tap on your profile icon (it’s either a photo or letters).
2. Then, if necessary, right under ‘Manage DNA test,’ you should tap on the ‘Switch test’ and choose the person whose DNA results you would like to share.
3. Alternately, under ‘Manage DNA test’, you need to tap on the gear settings icon.
4. After that, you must scroll down to the ‘Visibility and sharing’ section and then tap on the ‘DNA test sharing’ option.
5. You are now supposed to tap on the ‘Invite’ button.
6. Next, you will need to enter the recipient’s email address or username in the given fields.
7. Then, in the ‘Role’ menu, you should choose the role that you want the person to have, such as;

• Viewer – gets to view the full DNA results but is not allowed to add or change anything.
• Collaborator – also gets to view the full DNA results as well as add notes, edit participant details and link the test to a tree.
• Manager – gets to invite others so that they can access the results, assign and change roles, permanently delete results, and download the DNA Data. Furthermore, you must know that you can invite one person at a time only to manage their test, and you can add or remove a manager whenever you want.

How do we share ethnicity results only?

Via the browser

• You need to first click on the DNA tab and then select the DNA Story option from any Ancestry page.
• Alternatively, if necessary, you should switch DNA tests by giving a click on DNA Story for (NAME) right in the top left corner of the page, and then you just need to choose the person’s ethnicity results that you would like to share.
• Then, in the top right corner of the DNA Story page, you have to click on the ‘Share’ button as well as choose a sharing option such as mentioned below;
• Ancestry Feed – go to ‘Add a message’ and then to ‘Share to my Feed’ section.
• Ancestry Message – you need to choose or enter a recipient, now add or edit the message and then click on ‘Send’.
• Email – when you are prompted, you will need to select our email program, choose or enter a recipient, add a message and send the email.
• Facebook – when prompted only, you must log into your Facebook account, add the message and click on ‘Post to Facebook’.
• Whatsapp – you need to choose or enter the contact/chats that you want to share the results with, then select the button to forward the results to those chats.
• Twitter – if prompted, you must log into your Twitter account, then add a message and just ‘tweet’.
• Copy Link – when you select ‘Copy link’, it will copy the link to your clipboard. You just need to paste the link anywhere that you want to share the results.
• Download – you will have the ethnicity results downloaded on your computer; therefore, if you cannot find it, you should check your ‘Downloads folder’.

Using the app

1. You need to begin in the app’s bottom right corner and then tap on DNA Story.
2. If you see ‘Not the results you want to share?’ You should see switching ‘Switching AncestryDNA Tests in the Ancestry App’.
3. After that, in the top right corner of the Ethnicity Estimate panel, you will need to tap on the ‘Arrow icon’ if you are using an Android device, then you should tap on it again.
4. And now, you just have to select how you would like to share your ethnicity estimate.

How you can manage invitations?

On the browser

• You must start from any Ancestry page, then click on the DNA tab and select ‘Your DNA Results Summary’.
• And now, if required, you will need to switch tests by clicking on the ‘View another Test’ option and then choose the person whose DNA results you would like to adjust invitees for.
• Next, in the top right corner of the page, you just need to click on ‘Settings’.
• After doing so, you should scroll to the ‘Visibility and Sharing’ section and then click on the DNA test sharing option.

Now, on the ‘Accepted and Pending’ tabs, you need to edit someone’s role, end their access, or you could resend their invitation. You can go through the options below to get the process done;

• Want to change a role – you will need to select that person’s current role and choose a different one; when prompted, you should verify your account and then click on the ‘Continue’ button.
• To be able to end someone’s access – you just need to select the ‘Remove’ button and then click on ‘Remove’ again to confirm it.
• To resend an invitation – you must choose the ‘Resend Invitation’ button.

From the App

1. Now, right in the app’s top left corner, you need to tap on your profile icon (photo or letters).
2. Next, if necessary, under ‘Manage DNA test’, you will need to tap on the ‘Switch Test’ option and also choose the person whose DNA you want to share.
3. And then, when you are under ‘Manage DNA test’, you have to tap on the gear settings icon.
4. Alternatively, you should scroll down to the ‘Visibility and Pending’ tabs, edit someone’s role, end their access or just resent their invitation. You can do as follows;

• Change a role – select the current role of the person and then choose a different one. When you are prompt, you should verify your account and tap on ‘Continue.
• Ending someone’s access – you just need to select ‘Remove’ and tap on it again to confirm the changes.
• Resend an invitation – all you need to do is choose the ‘Resend Invitation’ option.

NOTE:

Was the invitation not receive? Now, if this happens to be your case, then you need not worry, as we have you covered up.

You just have to double-check the email address that you sent the invitation to, and if it is correct, then you should try and resend the invitation to another one of their email addresses. However, if they only have one email address or they still have not received the invitation, then you can always contact us at any time.

After you are done going through the above article, we trust that you will find all the answers to your queries. Nevertheless, in case you come across some sort of glitches or concerns, then you can directly connect with the Family Tree Maker team of techs right here. And the dedicated and eligible team will surely assist you accordingly with the most appropriate solutions. Chat now.

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