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How do I use an original pic as Y!A avatar? - Ali Bug - 11-09-2012 09:04 PM
I have followed many instructions. The change pic under the profile page just lets me choose the Yahoo made avatar (but never loads). I made a jpg I want to use instead and it is the right size but I don't know how to get it up. This is really confusing and help is greatly appreciated (please be specific and pretend you are talking to a computer dummy). Thanks!
- Barkley Hound - 11-09-2012 09:13 PM
You can upload a photo, use a Yahoo! cartoon, or use one from Facebook or Twitter as your avatar.
STEP 1.
Your profile is currently HIDDEN.
In order for your avatar to appear you may have to make your Yahoo! Profile visible. Try the other steps and come back here if it does not appear.
Go to: http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/privacy/ and make sure the profile is not hidden.
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 3 choices of where to choose the photo to use.
✔ While at http://avatars.yahoo.com click on "Yahoo!" under "Export your Avatar".
✔ Go to your Yahoo! Answers settings at http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity/edit/about and click on "Update photo or avatar"
✔ 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 does not appear as a choice in the Yahoo! Profile. Use one of the other 2 methods.]
NOTE: Procedures on a portable device may be different. I can not help you with that.
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