How do you choose what account to send an iMessage from?

I have one account set up on iMessage, but it can accept messages sent to my phone number, email address, plus email aliases.
I want to retain this ability to receive messages on several accounts but I also want to force the system to send messages from my phone number, especially when using Share buttons elsewhere in the operating system.
My default account to send messages from IS my phone number, but every time that I send a file from somewhere else in the OS it sends from my email, so I'm not sure what's going on here.
Does anyone know a fix? Thank you

HI,
I understood from the first post but was not in a position to actually test it at the time
I went to my Contacts App > My Card and removed the iPhone number.
It syncs via iCloud to the iPhone.
I went to the iMessages > Preferences > Accounts > iMessages account and changed the bottom drop down to read "Start From" my iPhone Number.
In iPhoto I highlighted a Pic and then chose the Share Menu > Messages and typed in the iPhone Number.
This meant it should have appeared on the iPhone as a Stand alone iMessages "from Itself" effectively.
However it listed another Address Card that did not have the iPhone Number on it. (only the Apple ID in Use)
As you say, the Share option seems to override the Send From option in Messages itself.
One way it can be done is to disable the Apple ID in the Receive At list which then leaves only the iPhone Number.
This will send by the iPhone number.
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