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How do I add my avatar to the profile page? I do not have that as an option when I try to change the picture.? - gwen - 11-09-2012 04:46 PM
I tried to change it from the activity page, but that did not work either.
- Barkley Hound - 11-09-2012 04:54 PM
You can upload any photo as your avatar or you can use the one from Facebook or Twitter.
Yahoo is currently making changes. It is not clear what the final results will be. The photos displayed in the Yahoo Answers settings can be different from the photos displayed at the Yahoo Profile. The Yahoo Profile does not show the cartoon avatar.
STEP 1.
Your profile is currently not hidden.
In order for your avatar to appear you must make your Yahoo Profile visible. That is done here:
http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/privacy/
There is no reason to hide your profile. Nothing appears unless you enter it and turn a switch on. The name can be anything you want.
STEP 2.
If you want to use your Facebook or Twitter avatar be sure to link the sites in the Profile options.
http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/linked-accounts/
STEP 3.
To create a cartoon avatar first go to http://avatars.yahoo.com and create one.
STEP 4.
You have 2 choices of where to choose the photo to use.
A. Go to your Yahoo Answers settings at http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity/edit/about and click on "Update photo or avatar"
or
B. Go to your Yahoo Profile at http://profile.yahoo.com and click on the current avatar.
Upload one or choose an existing one. The same avatar is used throughout Yahoo.
[The cartoon avatar from step 3 is not appearing as a choice in the Yahoo Profile. It may be a glitch so use the Yahoo Answers settings meanwhile.]
NOTE: Procedures on a portable device may be different. I can not help you with that.
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