How do you get you own avatar on Yahoo Answers?

[★★★ RICHARD KARN FAN ★★★]

[Barkley Hound]

Your avatar can be a cartoon or a photo. You can also use your Facebook or Twitter avatar.

STEP 1.
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.
To create a cartoon avatar first go to http://avatars.yahoo.com and create one.

STEP 3.
Click on the default avatar in Y!A and select "edit my preferences".
[shortcut: http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity/edit/about ]
Click on "update photo or avatar" and a small window will open.
You can select the cartoon, Facebook, or Twitter avatar or upload your own photo.
After clicking "use selected photo" be sure to click "submit".
The same photo will appear in the Yahoo Profile.

You can also select the photo in the Yahoo Profile instead.

ℬ ℋ

[Riki]

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://www.cartoonifyer.com/ca/cartoonif...%20avatars
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.

Note: Ensure that your pulse profile isn't set to private .
To fix that. Click your avatar, click view pulse click settings top line. Under privacy click manage privacy settings uncheck hide my profile Click save

Here is new info regarding uploading an avatar to your profile.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/profile...5B9xnZ3XtG

[LibertyBelle]

If you use Yahoo Avatars: After you create and personalize your avatar you have to export it for use on other yahoo sites such as Answers or Yahoo News. Export your avatar using the purple box to the right on the Yahoo Avatars home page. Just select "Yahoo", "Facebook", or "Twitter", your avatar may not update immediately, sometimes it does take 15 minutes or so.

[alannah]

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.

[SmilingWarrior971]

Click "My Activity" at top of page
Select "Edit My Preferences"
Click "Update photo or avatar"
Follow instructions to select your photo/avatar
Click "Submit" on bottom of original page when done

To make a carton avatar:
http://avatar.yahoo.com

Make sure your Pulse profile is not hidden.

:o)