How to change icloud email?

I have loaded the operating system on my Iphone 4s and all works except my Icloud email address is wrong and it wants a password I do not have.  How do I change the icloud email or find the password?

You can't change an iCloud email address without creating a new account.  You can, however, create an @icloud email alias address that will receive email in your current iCloud inbox.  This article explains how: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2622.  If you create an alias address, it can't later be used to create a new iCloud account, nor can it be moved to another account or reactivated should you ever delete it.

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    If that doesn't help, you might be better off posting in here where there are other more knowledgable iCloud users.
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    <Email Edited by Host>

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    To create a new Apple ID:
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    I was using my husbands email address and iCloud and want to change to my address. I've changed iTunes but can't change iCloud email. Any ideas on how to change it

    It only deletes it from your device, not from iCloud.  This won't effect his account of device(s).  W
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  • How to change the email from the iCloud account info?

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    You can change the non-Apple address which forms your ID to another non-Apple address at http://appleid.apple.com . However you cannot make your @icloud.com address into your ID address.

  • Forgot to sign out of old id and changed icloud email address and cant sign out of find my phone

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  • How to change iClouds account.

    HOw to change iClouds account?

    You mean your Apple ID ?? If that's it, just go here Apple - My Apple ID , login with your current ID and then choose "Edit" next your email.. It will show the steps to follow right there

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  • Help! How to change my email

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  • How to reset your secret question, when you have forgot the answer. And how to change the email where the reset confirmation will be send towards?

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