This article explains how to add a second email address to Yahoo's primary email, so that you have a second ID that can be used for the same mailbox. You need a computer to create it.
Steps
Step 1. Open the Yahoo main page
Log in to
Step 2. Log in to your inbox
Click on "Mail" at the top right to open your mailbox, then enter your email address and password if prompted.
If you have recently logged in, you will not need to enter your email address and password
Step 3. Click on Settings
It is located in the upper right, next to the icon depicting a gear. A drop-down menu will open.
Step 4. Click on More
It is an option found almost at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
Step 5. Click on the Accounts tab
It is located on the left side of the page.
Step 6. Click on
next to the "Email Alias" heading.
This item is located in the center of the "Account Management" option column.
Step 7. Click Add
It is located under the heading "Email Aliases". This will open a form on the right to enter the new email address.
Step 8. Add the second email address
Click on the "Email" text field under the "Create a new Yahoo email address" heading, then type the address you want to use followed by "@ yahoo.com".
- For example, if you want to use the username "marcobianchi", you would type "[email protected]" in the "Create a new Yahoo e-mail address" field.
- You can use letters, numbers, underscores, and a period in the email address, while other characters are prohibited.
- Make sure you enter an address that truly reflects you - you can only change the alias twice a year.
Step 9. Click Configure
It is a blue button that is located under the e-mail address you typed. If it is available, the configuration page will open.
If the address is not available, you will be prompted to choose another one
Step 10. Enter a name
Click on the "Name" text field at the top of the page, then type the name you want to show to people who will receive emails from this address.
Step 11. Click Done at the bottom of the page
This will add a second email address to the account.
To select the alias in the "From" field when writing an e-mail, click on the current name and then choose the alias from the drop-down menu that appears
Advice
- It is not possible to add a second email address via the Yahoo mobile application, but you can select the alias in the "From" field when writing an email on your mobile.
- This feature is useful for anyone who wants to hide the email address used in one place by someone who could access it.
