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How can I see the text in the IM?

People I chat with can see my full name in the IM window, before every text I write. How can I change that?

  • I don't want everybody to see my full name. My name is not in my yahoo profile, there is only my yahoo ID, so that can;t be it. Thanks for your help!

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    How do I make it so other people can’t see my real First and Last name? Here’s how: 1. Click the Messenger menu and select My Contact Details. 2. Fill in BOTH the First and Last name you’d like others to see for you in Yahoo! Messenger. 3. When you're finished, click Save & Close. o Important: If you leave your First name blank here, the first and last names you entered under “Address/Contact Information” in your ID’s account details (when you originally set up the ID) will be used. The same is true of your Last name: if you leave it blank here in Yahoo! Messenger’s Contact Details window, Yahoo! Messenger will grab both the first and last name from the information you initially stored for this Yahoo! ID. o To change how your name appears not only in Messenger, but also in other places across Yahoo!, you can edit those First and Last names you originally stored for this ID by clicking Edit to the right of “Address/Contact Information” at Go to the http://members.yahoo.com/ To verify that you are you, you'll need to sign in first. Your Old Name Setting Will Continue To Show For Anyone Who Already Added You. Anyone who already added your older name information to their Messenger List or Address Book will continue to display that information in their Messenger Lists and Address Books. If you want them to see your ID differently, you should request that they remove you from their Messenger Lists and/or Address Books, and then Add you again as a new contact with your new information. Changing Your Name Display In Yahoo! Messenger Will NOT Affect The Display Of Your Name Anywhere Else Across Yahoo! Yes…basically, just that. : o) Changing your name in Messenger will not affect how your name appears in Yahoo! Mail, for example.

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go to privacy options and change it...

abagtha_778

i thik if the person u are chatting with is not yet in your messenger list he will not see your full name, just your id. if you add them there's a window that comes out for confirmation right? there's a question there saying would you like to send this request as... then u should change the name ...

cheegurl

click on my contact details underneath the box in which you enter your first, last and middle name is a box that says nickname. Enter your new nick, save it and you're done.

legend

Think you go into settings, do you recall how you set it up to begin with???

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