I was wondering how you change your chatroom nickname? I don't like the one i have now and i want to change it. I looked in my messenger and can't find anything that says change nickname or something like that. I am using the latest version 9.0.0.2162
How do you change your Chat Nickname?
Chat room nicknames cannot be created, deleted, or edited anymore. Although you can still use the one you have now, it cannot be changed. This also goes for the information you see about a person on the chatters list such as age and location, when you hover over their name.
All this information was tied to the old Yahoo! Profiles and the new Yahoo! Profiles are not linked to chat room information at all. Up until about 4 weeks ago, you could still access your old profile and make those changes but Yahoo has since closed that last remaining link. I do not know why yahoo did not just cancel out all that information instead of making it uneditable.
If you really dislike that nickname, your only option now is to either create an Alias under that Yahoo ID or make a new Yahoo ID.
HOW DO I CREATE AN ALIAS
For every Yahoo! ID you can create 6 aliases. In the Messenger menu at the top of Y!M choose My Account Info and once you sign in, on the right you will see where you can create aliases. I will be posting some help links for you that will explain this in detail. One major thing that is different now is that aliases cannot have unique profiles. If you want an alias to have a profile you will have to link it to your main Yahoo ID. Only link your alias to the main Yahoo ID if you do not mind that they share a profile.
You might need to exit Yahoo! Messenger before the new alias you have created becomes available in the drop down menu of the Join a room window for chat rooms or the drop down menu under Send As in the IM box.
You can also choose to sign into Yahoo Messenger with your Alias instead of your Yahoo ID and then you will not have to change the name in the IM window or if you go to a chat room because it will already be set as your Alias.
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This link tells you the steps to create an Alias:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messeng鈥?/a>
PLEASE NOTE: There is a mistake on step 3 of the above link. It should instead read: Click the Edit/Create Aliases link on the right side of the page (not Edit/Create Profiles link).
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How do I link my Alias to Primary Yahoo! ID?:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/profile鈥?/a>
If you want to create a whole New Yahoo! ID (a new account) do so here: https://edit.yahoo.com/registration?
How do you change your Chat Nickname?
If you used your First and Last name when you signed up for a Yahoo! Messenger Account, your First and Last name will show in the Instant Message (IM) window when you send or receive an IM from another user, unless you change it.
To delete/change your name....
路 Log into Yahoo! Messenger.
路 Click on Messenger.
路 Click on My Contact Details.
o If you want to have your First Name only, delete your Last name.
o If you want to use the Nickname field, delete your First and Last name and enter the name you would like to see in the IM box in the Nickname field.
o If you want only your Account ID to show, leave all fields blank.
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路 Click 鈥楽ave %26amp; Close鈥?
Your Old Name Setting Will Continue To Show For Anyone who already added your older name information to their Messenger List or Address Book will continue to display that information in their Messenger Lists and Address Books
If you want them to see your ID differently, you should request that they remove you from their Messenger Lists and/or Address Books, and then Add you again as a new contact with your new information
