OK. There's a couple things you should check. On the main Messenger menu, click "My Contact Details" and on the Primary Tab, fill in your name or what parts of it you may want to show up. I simply use Lenny for first name and V. for last name. Then fill in your "nickname" in the applicable field. I leave everything else blank except for the Messenger ID field where it defaults to show my Yahoo ID. I do NOT include my email address in the applicable field. I leave all of the other Tabs blank.
Click the "Save & Close" button when you are done making your changes. Next, in the main Messenger menu, choose Preferences and then Appearance. Near the bottom of that section, you will see "For each contact on the Messenger List, show their: __ Nickname or First and Last Name OR __ Yahoo ID." I have a bullet in "Nickname or First and Last Name" but when I add a new friend to my Messenger Friends List, I still right click on them and choose "Contact Details" and then put their Yahoo ID, followed by other info, ASL, First Name, etc., all in the First Name field, but I will put their Last Name and other info in the other fields. This way, my friends list is always sorted by Yahoo ID but also includes the persons first name and ASL so I'll have a better chance of remembering someone at a glance if it's not someone I chat with often. I will also, occasionally look through the other tabs on the Contact Details window and will sometimes find where someone has added other details but 99% do not add any further info in all of the other tabs. Let me know if that solves your problem. Lenny Vasbinder http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com FREE and automatic online remote backup of your documents, photos and files... https://mozy.com/?ref=SY4ZSI Check out how simple and secure it can be to use the Mozy remote backup system. Mozy will back up your most important files and folders every day/night while you aren't using your computer. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 1:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Y!M] Making my Nickname stick. "Just so we're all on the same page. Where are you changing your nickname?" Lenny Vasbinder Hi Lenny sorry about that I am changing my nickname on Yahoo Messenger. Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel
