When you visitation a chat period or interact with others on Yahoo! Envoy, those individuals can distinguish your Yahoo! ID. Provided you are looking to protect your privacy as you chat on Yahoo!, you can make an alias. While using this alias to chat with other Yahoo! users, they Testament not be able to contemplate your ID. This provides you with an added layer of security and anonymity when using Yahoo! Envoy and chat services.
Instructions
Create an Alias
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Use an Alias
6. Open your Web browser and go to the Profiles.yahoo.com website.Capture "My Legend Material." You may entail to log in again with your Yahoo! ID for security.
3. Click "Impel your Yahoo! aliases" in the "Chronicle Settings" section.
4. Click "Add an Alias." Type your new Yahoo! alias into the box provided.
5. Click "Save." If the alias isn't available, you'll be prompted to choose another alias. Click "Close" after you have successfully chosen an alias.
Accessible Yahoo! Envoy.2. Click the "Envoy" aliment in the top left corner of the apply window.
7. Click "Edit Profile."
8. Type your alias into the "Display Name" box. When you enter a Yahoo! chat room and someone clicks on your profile, your alias will display rather than your actual Yahoo! ID.