How Do I change my yahoo answer profile picture ?

[Horsey Girl]

Ok so when I try press the exclamation mark it just gives me the options of connect to facebook and or twitter or no picture. Then when I was in the process of asking a question I was asked to choose a picture but it wouldn't let me choose the choose file so what should I do. I am also using my iPad would this have any effect. Thanx

[Barkley Hound]

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 visible.
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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[Riki]

Change to desk top first 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.

[Jimmy]

You can not have a picture or avatar with a hidden profile.
http://profile.yahoo.com/H53BXEGPMYICSAH…

Your Profile is Hidden to make your avatar visible go here http://pulse.yahoo.com/y/settings click Manage Privacy Settings.
Move the second tab so it says Your profile is currently visible.

AVATAR
2 ways to do it.
Go to My Activity, top center, click Edit my Preferences then click Update Picture or Avatar, all your images will be displayed. Click on a image or avatar a orange box will appear around it,
you can remove it or select it as your display avatar. You can also upload new images from here. After you select a display image click SUBMIT at the bottom of the next page.
How to make or changes your avatar
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/avatars…
Change Avatar Sex
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/avatars…
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#2. Go here , http://profile.yahoo.com top right click on the settings icon (looks like a gear)
On the next page click on the box where your ! avatar is. On the next page under your avatar click change picture.
From there you can make a avatar upload a image from your computer or import a picture from facebook. http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/link…
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If you want a custom avatar go to one of these sites and make a custom avatar, save it to your computer and upload it as a picture.

http://www.voki.com/
http://illustmaker.abi-station.com/index…
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/answers…