To clarify what is below…when you add another name to the present account you will not lose anything…IE: contacts…address list. etc…You will have to send an email to all your friends advising them of the new email address…if someone makes a mistake and sends it to the email address you don’t like anymore it will go to the same inbox so you don’t lose any messages.

there used to be an easier way to let people know of your email address change, but yahoo has recently deleted that option when they made many changes to Yahoo…anyway…see below..

Click the link below to get an extra email address for your existing account. It´s absolutely free. Use it just as you would for your primary address (which of course you can still use). To make things handy, you can send and receive email from either address from the same inbox.?…

Should you want to make your secondary emai address as your primary you can click on OPTIONS…MAIL OPTIONS…go to the left side of the screen and click on ACCOUNT INFORMATION…submit your password again and once in to your account you will see EMAIL INFORMATION..Click on EDIT. You will see the circles where you can designate which one you want as your primary

for your added convenience I will add the following should you want a NEW account

Click this link and fill out the form to create a new account.
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To sign up for Yahoo!’s personalized services, just follow the instructions for new users on the sign-in page of any of Yahoo!’s personalized services.:-

1.click the link below:-http://edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_register?.intl=us&new=1&.done=http%3a//my.yahoo.com&.src=my&partner=&promo=&.last=

2. Fill up the required fields i.e. your name, Birthday, postal code, alternate Email, Security Question etc.

3. During registration, you’ll be asked to choose a Yahoo! ID and pick a password. Remember it or notedown it on a page because it is used for sign in yahoo.

Note:- Your Yahoo! ID cannot contain special characters or spaces. After you’ve signed up, you can use this same ID and password for all of Yahoo!’s services.

First make sure you are logged out. If not logout. Then go to and sign up.

It will not give you the option if you are logged in.