How do I turn off my iPhone and Mac receiving my text messages?

I do NOT want my text messages to scroll on my Mac computer screen I want my iPhone separate from my computer. How do I turn it off.

Hi,
On the Mac > Messages > Preference > Accounts > iMessages account is the iPhone Number list as a "Receive At" item ?
Is that Number ticked ? (if it is you will still receive iMessages that are to the iPhone Number).
Do these things.
On the Mac have Finder Window open and use th Go Menu whilst holding down the ALT key.
Select the Library that appears in the menu list.
Navigate to the Preferences folder
Find the com.apple.ids.service.com.apple.madrid.plist item and drag it to the Trash.
Restart Messages.
You may have to re-enter the Apple ID.
The other Receive At items should also be removed.
On the iPhone > Settings > Messages make sure the Apple ID is removed (not only as an Unticked "Send and Receive item) but removed as the linked ID.
The place the iPhone in Airplane mode for a few mins.
On coming out of Airplane Mode go to the Messages setting again and check the iPhone Number verifies.
It should now be the only listed Send and Receive item on the iPhone (It is normal that it is greyed out and ticked and that you cannot change it)
8:35 pm Wednesday; December 10, 2014
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