How to save Shared DNA Matches as text file?

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RM 11.0.4 Win 11

In the DNA screen for a Person, there is a button in the upper right with a “tree” icon. Clicking on that button gives a list of Shared DNA Matches. The list is all entered matches between two People, whose names are indicated at the top of the list.

I can’t see any way in RM to save that list to a text file or a spreadsheet. My current method (converting a screenshot to text) is very time consuming.

The RM Report “DNA Kinship List” does not include all the above list matches–it just shows those with an existing Tree Relationship.

The RM Custom Report can only include DNA Test Date or DNA Test Note.

Any suggestions?

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Edit Person DNA Matches

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Is there a way to print or download the list of shared matches shown in your display?

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@dec I may be wrong BUT I don’t see anyway to print the page shown in the display-- I also understand why you said converting a screenshot to text is time consuming-- it would almost be easier just to type it out–I also see what you mean abt the DNA Kinship list…
Have you tried a Leeds Method Report? I know you are trying to target a specific person-- for example this report for Billy Bob Thorn-- I have no Tree relationship listed for any of the matches and the Leeds Method shows all his matches…

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You MIGHT have to do a Leeds Report for them and then one for yourself and then print the reports and manipulate the info in another program

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That is not my display. ( I don’t use the DNA features) The image is a screenshot from the RootsMagic online help site that I linked above. No printing of any kind can be had from any of the Edit Person window features.

There is a Leeds Report option under Publish, but that and DNA Kinship List are about the only options right now. DNA features are still in their evolving infancy.

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Your suggestion about using the Leeds Report is excellent! Here’s how I did it:

  1. Run the Leeds Method Report in turn for each of my DNA Matches. Set Min centimorgans to 0 and Max centimorgans to 3000.
  2. Save resulting report output as xlsx or csv format.
  3. If needed, add any matches above 3000 cM into the spreadsheet.
  4. Delete any columns not needed for further analysis.
  5. Save as a new file named “DNA Matches of [subject’s name]”
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