How do i change my primary email on my phone?

somehow i changed my default email-calendar etc to my home email instead of my work email. How do I change it back?
also I just updated my bb software yesterday and now I do not have the option to delete my work email on the server or just my phone. I still have this on my home email which is not necessary.
thanks
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Hi Lior,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you need to change the primary email address associated with your Apple ID.
You can use these steps to change your Apple ID to your new email address:
In most cases, your Apple ID is also the primary email address of your Apple ID account. You can change your Apple ID to any other email address you control, as long as it's not already being used and doesn't end with @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com.
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Sign out of iCloud, the iTunes Store, App Store, FaceTime, Find My Friends, Find My iPhone, and iMessage on each device that uses your current Apple ID for these services.
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Enter the email address that you want to use as your Apple ID, then select Save Changes. Apple will send a verification email to that address.
Open the email from Apple, then click Verify Now. Didn't receive the email?
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