IMessage text/email

Hello,
I recently discovered that any picture/video messages are being sent from my email instead of my direct number. I am not sure if or when I changed this setting but do not know either how to change it back. Whenever I try to search this it comes back with overall function error of iMessage (turn off, turn on, reset) which I'm not looking for. I just want picture/video to be sent directly from my contact number. Please help on how to change these settings. Thank You!

Go into Settings>Messages and see if iMessage is activated. If it is, make sure you have MMS turned on and that you have data turned on. Then go into Send & Receive and make sure your phone number is gray and has a checkmark by it. You can also check on your email address there. If you do not want to use the email, then remove the checkmark by it. If your phone number does not have a checkmark, then go back to Settings>Messages and turn iMessage off. While it is off, do a reset on the phone. It will not affect your data, hold the sleep/wake and home buttons together until you see the Apple logo and then release. The phone will reboot. After it is complete, then go back into Settings>Messages, and turn it back on. Make sure it activates and note any error messages you may see.

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