14 DAY TRIAL // As I'm sure you know, Yahoo Messenger is one of the most popular instant messaging clients on the web as millions of consumers from every corner of the world installed it. Yahoo Messenger allows you to configure your name and nickname which will appear in your friends' contact list. Because of that, many of you try to configure their nickname, while others prefer to show only the Yahoo ID without any private information about them. In case you don't know how to do that, you can configure the first name, the last name and the nickname by clicking on the Messenger menu - My Contact Details.
However, please keep in mind that entering a nickname in its special box, no matter if you also write a first or a last name, will display only this field in your contacts' lists. Also, remember that you cannot change the way you appear in other lists because your contacts are able to modify your name as they want.
"Changes made to your name or nickname in Yahoo! Messenger do not affect your identity elsewhere on Yahoo!, such as Yahoo! Mail or Yahoo! Answers. Those properties have their own settings for display names so please review your account settings for each property for more information. You can also view and edit the original name you provided when registering for your Yahoo! ID by signing in at your Yahoo account page," Sarah Bacon, Product Manager, wrote on the official Yahoo blog.
Don't forget that contacts that are not saved in your Yahoo Messenger list are able to see only the ID of your account and no other information such as nickname or your real name. "Note that if you IM with someone not on your friends list, that person will only see your Yahoo! ID," the Yahoo employee stated.
If you want to download Yahoo Messenger, you can find it on Softpedia.