How do I change my primary icloud account?

It is currently set as .me even though I set up an icloud account ages ago. It has no edit feature that allows me to change it. I cannot send invitations from icalendar or pictures from iphoto because of this. It is so aggravating!

Sign out of both accounts at system preferences> iCloud and system preferences mail, contacts & calendars. At which point you will be logged into neither account. Then return to system preferences> iCloud and log into the account that you wish to be your primary account.

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    tsand66 wrote:
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    So I hope an influential reader reads this message and sends a complaint to the Apple managers.

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