How can I change my friend's name in my friend list?

How do I change what name will appear on peoples friend list when they add me?

• The name that is showing up on their friends list is not the one I want displayed. I want either my account name or my nickname displayed not my full name. I need to change it but dont know how. Please help!

• Answer:

  You can change how your name displays on your computer by choosing "My Contact Details" in the Messenger menu, then changing the First/Last name fields, or adding a nickname. Note that no matter what display name you choose, this will *only* be seen by *you* on your computer. Yahoo! Messenger does *not* send your display name with your messages, only your ID. Your name will appear on the other side as whatever that person chose to enter for you in their address book. You can verify this yourself by right-clicking on any contact in your list, changing their name to whatever you want, and then seeing that name appear the next time you IM with them. (I know it's a little confusing, since other programs like MSN Messenger do send display names; but not Yahoo!.)