Yahoo IM? Could someone help me? plz?

Question

Sorry to ask this in here but no-one in the computer section was answering me. I just got an IM for the first time and I noticed that when I typed back it showed my first and last name...eekk!!! How do I change that. I looked everywhere and couldn't figure it out... I am a computer moron...

Answer 1

Actually I think you can't avoid it. If in your Yahoo profile you have checked the "allow IM" under "privacy" then your messenger ID becomes visible. Uncheck it and offer only mail communication.

... if what Blah suggests doesn't work...

Edit:

Shell... [knock, knock] sweety... [hum!] if you liked Blah's answer... why did you give him a thumbs up instead of a Best Answer?

Answer 2

Open Messenger, click on "Messenger" at the top, then go down to "Preferences" and click on that.  When the window opens up, go to the "Appearances" section by clicking on that one...From there go down and change from "Show First and Last Name"  to  "Use my Yahoo ID"