How to change your picture on yahoo answers?

First, To Change Avatar or Profile Photo

Go to your Yahoo Answers profile at http://answers.yahoo.com./ or hover the cursor over the My Activity tab, then click Edit My Preferences ...

Click on 'Update photo or Avatar' and a small window will open. Click to highlight your choice, then Submit (at the bottom) ...

To add a new cartoon avatar click on 'Customize avatar' which will take you to http://avatars.yahoo.com/

There are many many choices in styles appearances and colors - you can save more than one choice, for later use. Remember to SAVE it (or each one). Select the picture (avatar), Click 'Use picture', then Save and Exit. There are many choices to be made, but remember to save your final choice ...

For Answers, only the head and shoulders appear, since Answers avatars must be square - costumes and background do not show well ...

There are many other sources for different avatars, using a web search - right-click and Save or Save As with a title, then use Browse for files to find and use it ...

To add a new photo avatar click on 'Add photo'. Click Browse then go to the Pictures folder - click to open it. Browse for the image you want, and click to open (save) it. After clicking 'Use selected photo', be sure to click 'Submit'. Go to your Yahoo Answers profile at http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity/edit/about

Click on 'Update photo or avatar' and a small window will open - select your choice and submit ...

No avatar will show on Yahoo! Answers if you have set your profile to private ...

Second, To Change Name

Click on "Edit My Preferences" on the "My Activity" tab. You can also use this direct link: http://answers.yahoo.com/my/my_edit

On this page you can change your nickname, pick your avatar, start and stop email, hide and unhide q&a in your profile, change notification email address, activate IM, modify "about me", and a few other preferences.

Be sure to click the box to save the page at the bottom. Preview and then OK.

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/cartoonifydownload/...

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.