How do I change my name on Yahoo Answers?

Changing your name and/or avatar will of course let you keep your points, some users do it more or less regularly without any problems...:-)

About your name on YA...

go to your YA profile by clicking on your avatar or the <my activity> tab at the top of this page, click "edit my preferences", go to "change name" near your avatar, enter a new name in the box provided and take it from there.

About the picture...

you can use a photo avatar or a cartoon avatar from another site, and if you have a Facebook or Twitter account, you can also use those avatars.

Go to: http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/privacy/ - make sure your profile isn't hidden, because if it is, your avatar won't show.

In case you want to use a Facebook or Twitter avatar, you need to link those accounts in the Profile options.

http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/linked-account...

You have several options in case you want a photo avatar:

a) go to your Yahoo! Answers settings at http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity > click edit my preferences near your current pic > click "Update photo or avatar",

b) go to your Yahoo! Profile at http://profile.yahoo.com/ , click on the current avatar.

Now upload a picture or choose one of the pics you've uploaded previously - the format can be bmp, jpg, png, or .gif.

Note: if you are on a mobile, you need to switch to desktop mode first in order for this to work.

Yes! ♥Go to your profile page ♥Click on the blue writing that says, "Edit My Profile" ♥It will come up with a screen titled, "Edit My Profile. ♥Near the top of the screen where the questions usually are there will be a box that will and three options ♥Select the option that says, "Use Another Nickname" ♥Now if you write in the box what you want your username to be ♥Scroll down to the bottom of the screen, ♥Click on Preview ♥Then click on OK And your done!