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How do you make that little picture that shows up next to your question or answer? - Rachel - 01-30-2013 05:40 AM
The like cartoon of yourself
- Barkley Hound - 01-30-2013 05:48 AM
You can upload a photo, use a Yahoo! cartoon, or use one from Facebook or Twitter as your avatar.
I have heard that Facebook or Twitter avatars along with Yahoo must be jpg but I have not been able to verify it.
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. If any other problems occur always try the other methods.]
NOTE: Procedures on a portable device may be different. I can not help you with that.
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- oklatonola - 01-30-2013 05:48 AM
http://avatars.yahoo.com/
Have fun, and be SURE you click the "Save changes" button. I highly recommend saving your avatar to My favorite avatars as well, because you will not have to start all over again when you want to change something later on. If Yahoo had a plus size lab coat, i would put that on my Favorite avatar. Do NOT COUINT on your avatar changing. I have NOT been able to update my avatar since the end of MAY. Until Yahoo fixes the "eternal" YA avatar glitches, I'm not obsessing over my avatar.
- Daniel - 01-30-2013 05:48 AM
Go here to Make your Cartoon photo for your Answers Profile http://avatars.yahoo.com
- Riki - 01-30-2013 05:48 AM
You must first change your profile from hidden to public or your avatar won't show. To do that: Click your avatar, click view your profile, click settings top right. Under privacy click manage privacy settings uncheck hide my profile Click save. Then.
You could choose either a cartoon or a photo avatar
Cartoon, this way is fast, straight forward and easy. Go below, create your avatar and save. Then, click your current default avatar then click edit my preferences and you will see where to check use avatar.
http://avatars.yahoo.com/
You could also create a personal avatar below save it to you pc then upload it as a photo.
http://freeavatarsonline.com/
Photo
Click on your current avatar then click edit my preferences to the right of your default avatar click update photo. Follow the prompts to upload it from your pc.
from Yahoo
http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&id=SLN5416&actp=search&viewlocale=en_US&searchid=1353275934913&locale=en_US&y=PROD_ANSW