This wikiHow teaches you how to add a second email address to your Yahoo! your main. This will give you two Yahoo! email addresses. with one email box. To create a second email address, you'll need to use a computer.
Step
Step 1. Visit the main Yahoo
at
Step 2. Open your mailbox by clicking Mail in the top right corner of the page
Enter your Yahoo! account email address and password. you when prompted.
If you're new to Yahoo!, you may not need to enter your email address and password
Step 3. Click the cog icon to the right of the Yahoo
you to access the Settings menu. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 4. Click More Settings near the bottom of the menu
Step 5. Click the Mailboxes tab on the left side of the page
Step 6. Click
to the right of the "Email Aliases" header.
It's in the middle of the "Mailbox Management" options column.
Step 7. Click Add under the "Email Alias" header
On the right side of the page, you'll see a form to add an email address.
Step 8. Add a second email address
Click the "Your Email" text box under the "Create a new Yahoo Mail Address" header. After that, enter the email address you want to register, followed by "@yahoo.com".
- For example, if you want to register the address "putrisinden", write "[email protected]" in the Your Email field.
- You can use letters, numbers, underscores, and periods in email addresses. However, you cannot use other characters.
- Make sure you enter the email address that you really want. You can only change aliases twice per year.
Step 9. Click the blue Set up button below the email address you entered
If the address is available, you will be directed to the settings page.
If the address you want is not available, you will be asked to choose another address
Step 10. Enter a name
Click the "Your Name" text box near the top of the page, then enter your name. This name will appear as the sender's name when you send an email with a new address.
Step 11. Click Finish at the bottom of the page to add a second email address to your account
You can select an alias in the "From" field when composing an email. Click your current name, then select the alias you want from the menu
Tips
- You can't add a second email address through the Yahoo! phone app, but you can select an alias in the "From" field when composing an email in the app.
- This feature is especially useful if you want to hide the email address you use for something from people who might be able to access it.
