Why cant I add an alternate email address?

I would like to switch my y-answers contact email over to a complete other email address that is already set up. Why or how can I do this? I have tried just putting it as an alternate, but it wont let me. I really want it completely separate but don't know how to get it done. The help section isn't helping much. Any hints? TKS!

Why cant I add an alternate email address?
Make sure that you are completely signed out of that other address before trying to add it. If the Yahoo! Answers "Edit My Profile" doesn't allow you to add the alternate address, it could be that you make or have two completely separate Yahoo IDs for use in Yahoo! Answers. That's against community guidelines.





You can either try creating an extra address on your existing account or creating a new profile on your account. Either way, you should try clicking the "Add Alternate Email address" link in your "Edit My Info" area to go through the process after you do either of the below two options instead.





EXTRA ADDRESS:


For Yahoo! Mail beta:


1. Click Options in the upper-right corner of your Mail page and select Mail Options.


2. From the list on the left, click Accounts.


3. The second half of this page is called "Extra Mail Address." Click Get Started and follow the instructions to create an extra mail address.





Note: When you create an extra mail address, it appears in the list of Yahoo! Mail accounts shown on this page. To help prevent spamming, an extra address can only be changed twice in one year.





For Yahoo! Mail (original):


1. Click Options in the upper-right corner of your Mail page.


2. Under “Management”, click Mail Addresses.


3. In the “Extra Email Address” section, click Get Started.


4. Either type whatever new address you’d like to try (we’ll tell you if it’s already taken), or use one of our suggestions on the right.


5. Click Choose.





Now your extra address appears in the list of Yahoo! Mail accounts shown on this page. To help prevent spamming, we only allow you to change your extra address twice in one year.





NEW PROFILE ON EXISTING ACCOUNT:


- Click the "My Account" link at the top of the page next to your "Sign Out" link.


- Sign in and click the "Edit/Create Profiles" link on the right of the page.


- Click the "Create A New Profile" button at the top. Go through the process. You can make one profile the default rather than the other if you want. Click the "Finish Editing" button when you are done with any page.


- Log out. Then, log back in using your new profile name and same password.





NOTE: It is not possible to set up an additional Yahoo! Mail account for each Yahoo! profile. This means that your profile will share the same e-mail address as the initial profile and all messages will go there. If that does not work for you, then I recommend setting up a completely new Yahoo account.
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