Changing my Apple ID username

Apple's KB article HE40 (http://support.apple.com/kb/HE40indicates that) changing one's Apple ID username can be done now. Has anyone had any success doing this? In my case, I am not seeing the same screens shown in this article — the option to edit the username is not presented. Does anyone have a suggestion for a workaround besides creating a new Apple ID — which seems problematic because it appears that people have had difficulty reusing the same email address. Here are the screen shots of the screens I am seeing...
From the KB article HE40:
From My Apple ID:
And from my Apple Support Community 'edit profile':

I am not sure about the Apple ID aspect of this, maybe someone with more smarts than me will weigh in on that part. But you do need to recognize that the Apple ID and the Apple Support Communities are separate and you can have (and usually do) a different Support Community username than your Apple ID. So, try not to confuse them.
Looking at the article, is your current Apple ID [email protected] or [email protected]?

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I really appreciate it!

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Using FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4319
Troubleshooting FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3367
The Complete Guide to FaceTime: Set-up, Use, and Troubleshooting Problems
http://tinyurl.com/32drz3d
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cbkitche wrote:
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Cc2528 wrote:
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Resetting or changing a password:
For Snow Leopard or earlier: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274
For Lion or later: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6022
For Mavericks users:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac-software/how-change-admin-password-mac-3535 328/
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http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/news/?newsid=3463233&olo=email
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https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101

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System support helped me get access to AppleStore working from my iPad.
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I thought that there was just ONE AppleStore password, but I guess not.
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Thanks, LeeCorbin
P.S. I'm also just guessing about exactly which product and exactly what OS my iPhone using (probably 4 something, and perhaps iOS 6 something, but I sincerely hope that my lack of knowledge of hunting this information down on my iPhone doesn't pose an insuperable problem).

Thank you very much for the helpful start. My Version is 6.1.3 (10B329).
Under settings, however, on my phone there is no "iTunes @ App Stores" so that I can't implement your suggestion.
Under "General", there is only
    About    Softare Update Usage
    Siri
    Cellular VPN iTunes Wi-FI Sync
    Spotlight Search
    Auto-Lock Passcode Lock   Restrictions
    Date & Time   Keyboard   International   Accessibility
    Reset
So any further suggestion? Thanks, Lee

Changing my Apple ID username

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