Whether you use the Yahoo Internet site to check your mail, perform searches, participate in message boards and forums or play games, you can create an avatar to represent you on the web. Avatars are small graphical cartoon files which may be completely customized to your skin color, hairstyle and personal style. Yahoo's own avatar building system lets you tailor avatars from top to bottom with a palette of personalization options. As you make changes, your avatar instantly updates on the screen so you can see how everything goes together.
Instructions
1. Double-click your Yahoo profile on the Internet and hover your mouse over the current photo or empty box. Click the "Change Photo" tab that appears. Click the "Add Avatar" link.
2. Choose whether your avatar should be male or female, then click "Create my Avatar."
3. Click the "Appearance" tab, then begin by choosing a skin color for your avatar. Select an option from the "Face and Eyes" section, then click the "Hairstyles" link under the "Appearance" tab. Scroll through the hairstyle options; each hairstyle has a selection of color boxes next to it. Click a color box for the hairstyle to change to that color.
4. Click the "Apparel" tab and select an option from underneath the tab, choosing from an entire outfit or individual top and bottom sizes. Choose "Plus Size" if you wish to have a plus-size avatar.
5. Click the "Extras" tab to include a variety of items to your avatar, such as fashion accessories, pets, a holiday theme, charity symbols, flags and sports.
6. Click the "Backgrounds" tab to place your avatar in the middle of an action scene such as outer space, a spa or bright patterns.
7. (Optional) Click the "Branded" tab to find accessories and outfits specially related to name brand companies and businesses.
8. Click the "Save Changes" button when your avatar is complete.
