Colored dots

[sgraviano]

What do those colored dots found on bottom right corner mean? I've looked everywhere but have failed to find any "easy-to-find" explanation!!!!! Help?????? A key in the footer would be most helpful (and kind to site's novice users!) Thanks so much for any help

[jyb]

It means that the person is a direct ancestor of the family tree root person.

[frieda10]

It means that the person is a direct ancestor of the family tree root person.

What does the difference in the colors mean. I have both red and orange.

[jyb]

It seems that you are talking about DNA matches:

- A green dot is for a high accuracy,
- An orange dot is for a medium accuracy: shared DNA suggests a distant relationship but it can be due to coincidence,
- A red dot is for a low accuracy: shared DNA does not allow to say if it’s a distant relationship or if it’s due to coincidence.