Cannot load Messages app on my iMac

I have an iMac running Yosemite and an iPhone running 8.1. Occasionally messages appear on my iMac but they don’t arppear on my phone. When I open the Messages app on my iMac I cannot access the messages. The Preferences option and Add Account option is greyed out in the menu. Can I reload the Messages app, or is there something else I should do to have the iMessage app working on my iMac?

Oh, I seem to have resolved it. No idea how, but creating a new Messages account seemed to kick start it all.

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