How do I change the name people see when they see my profile?

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Changing my profile, help please?

here on Y! answers, i see people with different pictures and stuff i'm guassing for their profile(ie when you answer a question, the little picture the the left of your answer) and, how do you change the name below that picture?

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you have to change your screen name. go to profile page an edit where your screen name is and add a...

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You need to go to a government agency to change something like that since it is an important part of...

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I cant change my name in my acount profile, why?

went to my yahoo profile in my account and tried to change my name ( because now it is different) it said the changes are saved and I see it, and after that when mails are sent , it still keeps the old name , ( showing in the sender section), I know...

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You can change the FROM name and the REPLY TO address on the "General Preferences" page. The...

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How do I remove/edit my name(under profile) from Yahoo Forum message boards?

I am subscribed to some Yahoo groups, and post my messages via the Web, so that my email, not real name is displayed. When my messages are posted to the specific Forum board, however, my email is highlighted so that people can click on it and see my...

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How to change my name on yahoo mail?

I went to change my name to my new legal name, now that I am married, on yahoo. On my profile it is the right one, but when I send emails to people they see my maiden name. I sent myself an email and it was the same thing, I had a little "key"...

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Just go into your settings and change the "from line" setting. Mail page>>options>...

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How do I change my display name when I send an email with Yahoo?

I want to change the name people see when I send an email. I have already changed this in my account profile, but when I send an email it still shows my old name. How can I change this?

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Change how your name appears on your email. Click Options in the top-right corner of your Yahoo! Mail...

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I just started using Yahoo Msgr-how do I prevent my first&last name showing to people I'm talking to via IM?

I noticed when I'm speaking to others via IM, my real first & last name are visible to them each time I send a message. Sometimes the conversation will start w/my profile name and switch over to showing my real name. I've looked everywhere under...

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go to messenger click preferences click appearance click the button "Yahoo Id" click apply...

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I have changed last name under my Yahoo profile?

and it still keeps coming up the same when I email someone. I'm divorced and have used my maiden name, which I would like people to see when I email them. However, I can't get the correct last name to show up when I email people. How do I change that...

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On mail page, click on "options" and then on "general preferences". The first thing...

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How do I change the way my name shows up when people receive emails from me?

I just married and I need to change the way people see my name when they receive mail from me. It still shows my previous name even though I changed it in my profile.

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Yes, you can change how your name appears on your outgoing email. Adjusting the "From" field...

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I noticed my profile has "people may not contact me"?

When I hover over my profile name, I see that no one can contact me. How do I change this so that people can. And do you recommend that I use an alias instead of my primary yahoo email?

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Click on your avatar or your name to go to your profile page and then click on the Edit my info link...

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