How do you change your Instant Message ID?

How do I change my Yahoo ID that is displayed when I do instant message/chat?

• When I'm messaging people, my e-mail comes up (emitimri) as the person sending the message. Most don't know who I am when they see 'emitimri'. I want my name to be displayed as the person sending the message, but I can't figure out how to change my ID! Help!

• Answer:

  It is never a good idea for security and privacy reasons to have your real name showing. But you can choose to have a nickname. You do not want strangers to know personal information about you. DISPLAY NAME AT TOP OF Y!M AND IN THE IM WINDOW 1. Click Messenger at top of Y!M. 2. Click My Contact Details. 3. Put in the first name and last name you want people to see when they add you. It is best not to use your real name. I would use True as my first name and Colors as my last. 4. Add a nickname if you want one. When you do, this is what will show at the top of Y!M. If you do not, then what you entered for your first name and last name will show at the top. 5. Click Save & Close. ====================== Keep in mind though that the change you make in My Contact Details will only apply to those who add you in the future. If you want to change what people see who have already added you, you have 3 choices. 1. Ask your friends to delete you and then add you again after you change My Contact Details. 2. Ask your friends to manually change your contact details by right clicking your name on their messenger list and selecting Contact Details and then putting in the information you want them too. This is not really practical if you have a lot of contacts. 3. You can actually send your messenger contacts your new Contact Details. Click Actions at the top of Y!M and choose Send My Contact Details. A box will pop up and you can send your new Contact Details to as many friends as you want. Just hold down the Ctrl key when selecting multiple contacts. Follow the prompts. Please note though for some odd reason if you put a Nickname in My Contact Details it will not send but your new first name and last name will. =================== Keep in mind that even if you make these changes, people can choose to see somebody's Yahoo ID rather than their Nickname or First/Last name. Although you will always see the change.