How do you get a cartoon picture for this yahoo account thing?

Question

i noticed other people with cartoonish pictures and i have no clue how to do it. please help!

Answer 1

They're called avatars & u can create & personalize ur own at

http://avatars.yahoo.com/

Answer 2

Hello,

(A) The cartoon picture is called as "Avatar".  You can make your Avatar at this site: http://avatars.yahoo.com/

1) Click on "Appearance" -- select Face, eyes & Hairstyles (you can see colored boxes to change the hair / eyes color);

2) Click on "Apparel" -- select clothes;

3) Click on "Extras" -- for Hats, gloves, pets, jewellery, etc.;

4) Next on "Backgrounds" -- for various backgrounds;

At the end, click on "Save changes" in Orange box located below to the avatar.  This Avatar will appear in all of your Yahoo Accounts like Yahoo Mail, Messenger, 360, etc.

(B)  To show your Avatar in your Yahoo Answers' account -- Click on either your name or the picture box;

Select "Edit my Info" on your "My Profile" page;

Select "Use My Yahoo Avatar" option at Picture Column;

Click "Preview", then click OK.

All the Best.  Have a Great Weekend.

**The Gender of your Avatar will be automacally set.  If you want to change it before you make your Avatar -- You can do that by selecting "Preferences" above to the tool-bar at the top right corner of "Yahoo Avatars page".