How can I put a picture of myself on my avatar or profile?

How do I put up my Yahoo! Avatar as my profile picture?

• I already made one and when I clicked it to make it my profile picture it doesn't exactly show up(so I changed it back to my current picture). The picture is completely white ...show more

• Answer:

  Hi ! If you would like to make an avatar or change it click this link. http://avatars.yahoo.com/ TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR AVATAR. 1> Click the “appearance” tab to choose your skin color, face and eyes, and hairstyle. Pick your eye and hair colors by clicking on the colored squares to the right of each image. 2> Click the "apparel" tab You can try on full outfits or different tops and bottoms. Mix and match. 3> Click the “extras" tab to try out accessories like sunglasses. sports and hobbies gear such as backpacks, bikes, and snowboards. Adopt a cute pet. Or try different hats. 4> Click the "Backgrounds" tab if you like the snow, the beach, or a nightclub. There are many many choices in styles appearances and colors - you can save more than one choice, for later use. Remember to SAVE it (or each one). Select the picture (avatar), Click 'Use picture', then Save and Exit. There are many choices to be made, but remember to save your final choice ... Remember You can save the changes to your avatar by clicking the "Save" button. Clicking the "Save" button moves all the items in the "What I'm trying on" list into the "What I'm wearing" list. For Answers, only the head and shoulders appear, since Answers avatars must be square - costumes and background do not show well ... If you need any help click this link http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/avatars/preferences/index.html There are many other sources for different avatars, using a web search - right-click and Save or Save As with a title, then use Browse for files to find and use it ... To add a new photo avatar click on 'Add photo'. Click Browse then go to the Pictures folder - click to open it. Browse for the image you want, and click to open (save) it. After clicking 'Use selected photo', be sure to click 'Submit'. Go to your Yahoo Answers profile at http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity/edit/about Click on 'Update photo or avatar' and a small window will open - select your choice and submit ... No avatar will show on Yahoo! Answers if you have set your profile to private ... To make it visible CLICK on MY ACTIVITY > View Pulse > Settings (gear icon on the top right) > Privacy > Make profile visible. Hope this help !