How to Use Excel for Genealogy Research

Click the image to go to the video.

Learn how to use Excel for Genealogy. This episode shows how to use Excel and some tricks to using it for genealogy. Here I show how to edit, color, move, delete, insert cells, rows, columns and more. Learn different reasons to use Excel for family history, like outlining DNA matches, extracting data from indexes so it can be filtered to your answers or research questions, and correlating evidence.  This is a great video for beginners and intermediate Excel users alike. It is a step by step process of how to use Excel.  If I can do it, you can too!

Related Posts

What was it like to attend the 2026 National Genealogical Society (NGS) Conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana? In this video, I take you behind the scenes at one of the...

What does it really take to solve a family history mystery? In this video, we walk through the complete genealogy research process used by professional genealogists—from crafting a focused research...

Follow Us