How can you answer or put an avatar on Here?

[Lyra]

I've been Wondering how to answer questions on here and do you have to be on a higher level to get an avatar on here?

[Barkley Hound]

You can answer any OPEN questions. Select the OPEN tab. Click on Answer Question under the question details.

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.

ℬ ℋ

[TOMMYAPACHE]

Click on the question you wish to answer and it will open for you to add your input....

As for the avitar you can change it at any level but bear in mind it takes some 24 hours before it actually changes so give it time

[Riki]

To answer a question. Go to Yahoo Answers home page, Click browse open questions
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/
Very important: Ensure you are in the open questions section not the "voting" section.

Go to the categories in which you have an interest then look for questions which you wish to answer. Click on the blue answer button below the question fill in your answer where shown, after reaching the 2nd level include hyperlinks to your sources, run spell check,preview, click submit.

As a rule it is best to keep them succinct and not ramble on, ensure your answer is not a rant that would be a violation. Always try to give a good answer. If it is chosen as best answer you get 10 more points and that is how you move up.

You can have an avatar at any level.. 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=cont...=PROD_ANSW