How do I use a custom avatar like a picture of me?

This is a question for yahoo webmessenger

I asked this question once before but I did not get the right answer. Note that I am talking about Yahoo Messenger and not the Yahoo website. I am wanting to use a custom picture for my Yahoo Messenger avatar that shows up in Yahoo Messenger chats and...

So, I have followed all advice on how to make a custom picture - and use it as my avatar. I uploaded two pictures to my 360, and tried setting each as my avatar (separately at different times), and there has been no luck. I even cropped the images using...

I have a Yahoo! Avatar. But I want to display a custom picture that's in the .bmp format. The "edit public view" page presents me an option of only "no picture" and "Use Avatar". How do I go about?

Why do people use those lame cartoon made up avatars? Why not use your real picture? Really though, it doesn't matter how you look. You would probably more then likely get a 'butt-ton' of answers for everyone of your questions. If you have 'a real person...

So, I tried to use a picture off of my hard drive as an avatar, but apparently it has to be a certain way. And I would just make an avatar on here, but there's something on the filter of the computer I use that won't let me. So can you guys pretty please...

I have done everything you told me to , but i still can not get the avatar changed to my uploaded picture , I want that terrible purple thing off of my welcome to yahoo screen, please help me to get a personal picture on my avatar . I,ve joined facebook...

I am confused, I want to use a real pic of me as my avatar/profile pic that comes up when I ask or answer a question Not my Y!A avatar I am using now, how do I do this? Help appreciated, thanks xx