How do I change my password on yahoo IM?

I forgot my Yahoo password but im no longer using the # i recieve a new password on. how can I change the phone#?

• Answer:

  The first article tells you how to change the phone number associated with your account and the second article tells you how to verify your changes. Editing your Yahoo! Account Information - https://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&id=SLN2717&actp=search&viewlocale=en_US&searchid=1377814484191&locale=en_US&y=PROD_MAIL_ML Verifying alternate email addresses or mobile numbers - https://help.yahoo.com/kb/mail/SLN3544.html?impressions=true Of course you're going to have to be able to login to your account in order to change this information. The video contained in the following article shows you how to recover your password using a mobile phone number, an alternate email address, or by answering your security questions https://help.yahoo.com/kb/yahoo-account/SLN2081.html?impressions=true If you do not have a non-Yahoo! alternate email address, valid mobile number, or cannot verify your security questions you will need to contact Yahoo Customer Care, either by phone, Twitter, or Facebook. In the US Call 1-800-318-0612 International users Call 1-408-916-2100 Twitter - https://twitter.com/YahooCare Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/YahooCustomerCare Online at https://help.yahoo.com/contact/account_care If you're able to recover your account here's some guidelines for creating a secure, strong password - https://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&id=SLN3012&actp=search&viewlocale=en_US&searchid=1372466487751&locale=en_US&y=PROD_MAIL_ML Once you're able to change your password it would be a good idea to review your security questions and make changes if you don't remember your answers. Changing your security questions - https://help.yahoo.com/kb/mail/SLN2031.html?impressions=true I recommend using a password manager like Keepass or LastPass to create and store strong unique passwords for the sites you visit. You can also save notes like your secret questions and answers to the password entries. LastPass can automatically log you in to any web site you have stored in its database.