How to Create An Extra Email Address in Yahoo! Mail That Sends Email to your Primary Yahoo! Account

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Create An Extra Email Address in Yahoo! Mail That Sends Email to your Primary Yahoo! Account

Setting up a second or extra email address in Yahoo mail is easy. Follow the steps below to set up your extra email address in just a few minutes. Note that the process is different from creating a disposable fake email address (see related article).

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Yahoo! email account
Computer
Ability to create an extra unique email name

Step 1

Begin setting up your extra email address by logging into your primary Yahoo mail account.
Step 2

Click on options/mail options tab located in the upper right corner of the Yahoo mail homepage.
Step 3

Look under the Management section (next page) for the link “Mail Addresses.” Click on the Mail Addresses link.
Step 4

Choose the “Get Started” link (next page) under Extra Email Address, or if this link is not shown simply click on the “Add” button.
Step 5

Type in the new address name for your extra email address. Yahoo may also offer some suggestions for your extra email address name--go with your own or Yahoo's suggestion, the choice is yours.
Step 6

Select “Choose.” Your extra email address will now appear in the list of Yahoo mail accounts on the Mail Management page.