How can I change my name?

How come i can change my name in yahoo but when people receive my emails they see the previous name i put?

• so wen i made this email account my name was al;dkjfaslkda or somethin like that because i was just tryn to make the account really fast. ive kept this one for some time now and i decided to change the name to my actual name. now wen i log into my yahoo account i see that it displays my name in the email account. but wen i email someone they have the previous name that i had before? ive been trying to change it for a long time now because its important because some of my professors and employers may look at my display name and not know who i am and/or think it is not professional. if anyone knows what to do please help me. more then likely i am going to have to ask yahoo to change it manually.

• Answer:

  You can change the FROM name or place one in for the first time by doing one of the following.. Click on this link http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/cl%E2%80%A6 In MAIL CLASSIC....click on OPTIONS...MAIL OPTIONS...scroll down to FROM NAME and change it to what you want. Go above and click on SAVE CHANGES. Note: If you leave the FROM NAME blank you will end up seeing this when you compose or forward an email.....FALSE followed by your email address.NOTE: for some reason this does not always work on Mail Classic. If it doesn't follow the steps as described in All New Mail.. In ALL NEW MAIL....click on OPTIONS....MORE OPTIONS...go to the left side of the screen and click on ACCOUNTS...Once in click on ADD OR EDIT AN ACCOUNT...then click on EDIT...scroll down to FROM NAME and change it to what you want....Then go above and click on SAVE...Note: If you leave the FROM NAME blank you will see Yahoo Mail followed by your full name and your email address when composing or forwarding an email.