I need to add a phone number to iMessage, how do I do this and link it with my account.

I can not link a phone number to iMessage, when I send a message people see an email address and not phone number. How do I change this?

Hi bamba,
Open Messages on your Mac, click on Preferences>Accounts. At the bottom you will see "Start New Messages From" - click on your iPhone number from the dropdown.
Cheers,
GB

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