Sending iMessage from my number versus email account

Every time i send a iMessage out, the receiver says its coming from my email address. How can i change it so that people will receive iMessages from my phone number versus my email?

iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage - Apple Support
Settings > Messages > Send & Receive

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SO....The same issue arose AGAIN!!! So I did the HARD RESET, and I realized..... to avoid this from ever happening in the future....
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This is the only thing that fixed it I was so stumped! Thank you, I had previously tried just a standard restart , also signing in and out of imessage and apple id several times.... but the hard power down is the only thing that fixed the problem. HighFive
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HT201287 How can I send messages from my number not email? My number is grayed out so I cannot select it. How can I ungray it select it

when i text people they are getting my messages from email not number. I tried unselecting email but then my messages will not send. I tried resetting network and restarting everything but my number is still gray under sent and recieve. How can I get it to be black so I can select it?

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How can I send imessages from my phone number instead of my email?

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I seem to have the opposite problem of most iMessage users. I want my iMessage to use my email address to send messages, NOT my phone number.
I am currently living overseas, but all of my contacts are still back home, so I want to use iMessage with my email address, since my email address is permanent, while my overseas phone number is temporary. I have set up iMessage to start all conversations from my email address. This has worked for several months, but occasionally it will switch back to using my phone number, breaking up the conversation on the recipient's phone. Although my contacts all iMessage me from their email addresses (to ensure they don't get dinged for overseas SMS), occasionally my phone will receive messages from their phone numbers, breaking up the conversation on my phone.
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My phone only let's me send iMessage from my email, how do I send and receive from my number?

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If you are having issues sending iMessages from your phone number, you may want to double check that your phone number and your Apple ID have been linked and that your phone number is listed under Start New Conversations From. You may find the following article helpful:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5538
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when i send a imessage it sends it from the number that was on the sim before i transfered my number how do i change it to my number?
ive tried to change it in message settings but the number is grey so im unable to de-select it ?
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Hello joinerdan,
It sounds like you are unable to change the phone number that Messages is sending messages from because it is grayed out. I recommend the steps outlined in the following article named:
iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538
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