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Why does my real name show up on Yahoo Messenger?

Why do yahoo messenger show my name and not my yahoo id.?

  • it shows my yahoo for a little while then it swicthes to my name

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    Please follow this path. click on messenger> my contact details> make changes in ur nickname box> keep other boxes empty> save and close. It will solve ur problem. If u r having yahoo 360 also. Then u will hv to do the following also. Follow this path. Open ur messenger window> contacts> my profile> click on ur ID> edit>it will take u to ur 360 page> click settings> it will take u to basic info> make changes in Name and Nick Name as u need> make changes in Yahoo Identity display> save.

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It's because Yahoo Messenger prefers a nickname over a regular ID. So if you want your ID to show up, delete the nickname from your contact details in Address Book.

dlenflockson

change it in your settings

unhappyinin

your yahoo name is more interesting than your id.

TheOracleAtDelphi

u put in a nickname

amandameibeyer

Look at your preference and go to display name

Dum Spiro Spero

At the top left of your yahoo messanger box ~click messanger ~click My Contact Details ~if your name is typed in there it will show up ~if you don't want it showing up delete it

flowerkid17

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!.

DaveC

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