{"id":4971,"date":"2008-01-24T15:11:14","date_gmt":"2008-01-24T15:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geni.com\/blog\/?p=4971"},"modified":"2008-01-24T15:11:14","modified_gmt":"2008-01-24T15:11:14","slug":"how-to-define-y","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/how-to-define-y-4971.html","title":{"rendered":"How-to: Define Your Family Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that your Family group determines whose stories you see in your Family News? Adding additional people to your Family group is a great way to stay in touch with them. Let&#8217;s see how to easily view who is in your Family group and add the people you want.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">View your Family group<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can view who is currently in your Family group by selecting the &#8216;My Family&#8217; list view.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/profile\/index\/\">My Profile<\/a> tab.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/family-tree\/family_list\/\">View List<\/a> button.<\/li>\n<li>Select <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/tree\/family_list\/?filter=my_family\">My Family<\/a> from the drop down menu.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\"><strong>Add to your Family group<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The easiest way to add someone to your Family group is from their profile.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Use the &#8216;Add to Family Group&#8217; button on claimed profiles to add them to your Family group.<\/li>\n<li>Use the &#8216;Invite to Family group&#8217; button to send an invitation to someone outside of your default Family group.<\/li>\n<li>Use the &#8216;Invite&#8217; box on an unclaimed profile to invite this person to Geni. 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