How do I change my display name?

How do i change my display name on Yahoo messnger when i go into a yahoo chat room with other people?

• everytime i join a room with different people and put an instant message in the window it says (my email address): __________ and i don't want it to say my email address and show it to all these people i don't know!! how can i change my display name??? I know how to change it when i'm talking to my freind(s) i click on Messanger>>>My contact details>>>then what i want! But when i enter a room it didn't change.....does anyone know how i can change my display name in a chat room and the chat room wth other people!!! (the yahoo! Chat)

• Answer:

  If your your Yahoo ID has your email address on it you must have sbcglobla or verizon as your isp or some similar company. You can create a new public profile under your Yahoo ID then choose that on the drop down list on the join room window before you enter a room. EDIT/CREATE NEW PUBLIC PROFILE You can create 6 new public profiles (aliases or sub accounts) for each Yahoo ID. At the top of Yahoo Messenger click on the Messenger Menu and then My Profiles. (clicking yes when the little box pops up asking you if you want to be signed in automatically to yahoo websites will by make it so you won’t have to sign in again) Then a box will appear...click on Create/Edit Profiles and on the yahoo member directory page sign in at the top and then you can click on View My Profiles on the right This will take you to a new window and you can click the button that says Create New Public Profile. Make sure to save your changes once you do. Now exit yahoo messenger (right click yahoo icon by clock and choose exit and then relaunch Yahoo Messenger. When you go to join a room sureyou will see a drop down menu by your name with your profile names for that main account and you can chat with one of those new profile names. You can also choose the profile name for IM windows too.