Cannot change apple ID or addresses??

I have tried and tried to follow the steps to change my me.com address, icloud address and ID but after I edit the addresses it won't save the updates. So I can't move to the next step of changing my ID.  What am I doing wrong? Do I have to delete all my info and start with a new ID etc?

You can't edit a @me.com, @mac.com or @icloud.com address.
If you are trying to change the address that you use for iCloud email, you can set up an alias email address to use that will deliver email to your existing iCloud inbox, as explained here: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#/mm6b1a490a.

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