Why does my name appear on outgoing messages when I have an alias set?

Original name Change assistance?

• i don’t have a comment but I desperately need some guidance. i am in dire need of changing my name real name. right now my real name comes up on messages sent, then when i log in the alias that i set awhile back comes up and now the other alias is popping up in the updated section but not on the sent messages or in the Hi or Welcome section. I have searched and there is no where on my account that has my real name but it still sends out my messages with my name attached. i need to fix this ASAP. can some please help. thank you I have had this email for years and don’t want to loose it.

• Answer:

  You just need to change the "from line" setting. Mail page>>options (top right)>>scroll to and click on "general preferences". At the top of that page----erase the name that shows on the From line and type in something else---a nickname or an alias or whatever suits you-----then click "save" at bottom of page. Just in case you're using the "New Mail". Mail page>>options>>mail options>>accounts (side panel)>>add/edit an account>>Yahoo mail (side panel)>>edit>>general preferences----and change it and save it.