Project Preferences Page Introduction

Note: This page only applies to you if you have joined a FamilyTreeDNA Group Project. If you have not joined a project, your Project Preferences page will be blank.

The Project Preferences page is where you can set your Group Administrator access levels and set your project sharing preferences. 

Accessing Project Preferences 

To access the Project Preferences page:

1. Sign in to your kit.
2. In the upper-right corner of the page, hover your cursor over your name/Kit No., and click Account Settings from the drop-down menu.
   You are directed to Account Settings.
3. At the top of Account Settings, click Project Preferences.

Project Preferences Page Overview 

The Project Preferences page contains the following sections:

1. Group Project Administrator Access - This is where you can set the access levels for your Group Administrators and Co-Administrators. This section contains the following columns:
   1. Group Project - This lists the name of the Group Project.
   2. Group Administrators - This lists the volunteer administrator(s) of the project. Some projects may have more than one administrator or co-administrator and you can set the access levels individually
   3. Actions - This column has two icons:
      - opens a pop-up window that lists of the project administrator(s) of that project and tailor the settings for each administrator. Clicking on this icon will open a pop
      
      - Removes the kit from the project. 

Selecting Access Permissions

Clicking the pencil icon in the Actions column will open the following pop up window:

The pop up window contains the following columns:

1. Name - This is the full name of the Project administrator or co0administrator. 
2. Role - This specifies if they are an administrator or co-administrator. You can read more about the differences here.
3. Access - This lists the access level granted to a specific administrator. For details on access levels please see Group Project Administrator Access Levels and Permissions.
4. Allow MyHeritage Connection - This allows the project administrator to upload and manage your tree on myHeritage. 

Important: Remember to click the Accept Project Preferences button before leaving this page to save any changes you make.