How do I get a cute cartoon picture on my profile?

How do i get a cartoon profile picture?

• i notice a lot of people have those cartoon photos beside there name, how do i do that? i tryed going to my prefrenses then it says upload your photo or avatar, so i pressed that and it only lets me upload a photo not a avatar? HELP ME!

• Answer:

  HINT: To remember all the steps, keep this answer open in a tab, or print out a copy, or make a Notepad file to keep referring to as you follow the steps (Open the Notepad file in a tab, then minimize it as you work away) These details may seem long-winded, but the steps are not always obvious to some. For a cartoon avatar, create it here: http://avatar.yahoo.com There are many many choices in styles appearances and colors - you can save more than one choice. Remember to SAVE it. 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. Return to the Yahoo Answers site: http://answers.yahoo.com To activate this avatar on YA site: left click, in order: your current avatar or YA name, ‘Edit My Info’, Browse and select, ‘Preview’ (bottom), then OK. OR for Messenger: your current avatar or name, ‘Share my Picture'’, click the suggested pictures box, Browse, highlight and open the file, then OK. P.S.: Mine also shows up in the main Messenger program, because I used another technique. Open the Messenger, click Messenger tab > My Display Image > Share My Avatar. You could also use a picture here. BONUS: The avatar will also appear in your Yahoo Mail too.