how do i create an avatar for my profile picture?

[Hannah]

ive seen people on here with avatars as there profile picture, how do i make one and put it as my profile picture?

[BONERLAD]

If you would like to make an avatar or change it click this link.
http://avatars.yahoo.com/
TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR AVATAR.
1> Click the “appearance” tab to choose your skin color, face and eyes, and hairstyle. Pick your eye and hair colors by clicking on the colored squares to the right of each image.
2> Click the "apparel" tab You can try on full outfits or different tops and bottoms. Mix and match.
3> Click the “extras" tab to try out accessories like sunglasses. sports and hobbies gear such as backpacks, bikes, and snowboards. Adopt a cute pet. Or try different hats.
4> Click the "Backgrounds" tab if you like the snow, the beach, or a nightclub.
Once you've customized your avatar, don't forget to scroll down to the bottom of the Profile page and press "Preview", and then "OK" in the next screen.
If you need any help click this link
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/avatars...index.html
TO GET A PHOTO/CUSTOM PICTURE AS YOUR AVATAR.
If you want a photo/custom picture as your avatar you need to make a yahoo 360 account. http://360.yahoo.com/login.html?.done=ht...yahoo.com/
The photo needs to be saved on your computer as a jpg file, don't worry about the size to much yahoo will adapt it.
1> Click "my page” (top of page).
2> Click "edit personal photo" (on the left a

[echinopsis .]

Yahoo no longer supports the creation of their (own) cartoon avatars.

But you can use a photo avatar or a cartoon avatar from another site, and if you have a Facebook or Twitter account, you can also use those avatars.

Go to: http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/privacy/ - make sure your profile isn't hidden, because if it is, your avatar won't show.

In case you want to use a Facebook or Twitter avatar, you need to link those accounts in the Profile options.
http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/linked-accounts/

You have several options in case you want a photo avatar:
a) go to your Yahoo! Answers settings at http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity > click edit my preferences near your current pic > click "Update photo or avatar",
b) go to your Yahoo! Profile at http://profile.yahoo.com/ , click on the current avatar.
Now upload a picture or choose one of the pics you've uploaded previously - the format can be bmp, jpg, png, or .gif.

Note: if you are on a mobile, you need to switch to desktop mode first in order for this to work.