how do you create an avatar for yahoo answers?

[Shelley]

just got an account and want to make an avatar !

[Barkley Hound]

Your avatar can be a cartoon or a photo. You can also use your Facebook or Twitter avatar. For an animated gif you should make it your Twitter avatar first.

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.

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[Niobe M.]

Search "yahoo avatars" on yahoo and click the yahoo.com/avatars link and have fun!! Millions of diff. Options!

[Tom Brady]

Click on your name, then you'll be taken to your profile page. On the right hand side it says edit my info. Click on that and it takes you to a page that let's you edit a lot of stuff including your avatar.

[hissingfinger345]

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.

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