How do I stop IM or SMS messages from appearing on my Mac?

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how do i stop im or sms messages appearing on my mac

All imessages show on mac and need to find stop gap for that.

 

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Re: how do i stop im or sms messages appearing on my mac

Open the Mac Message app's preferences... on the Accounts tab, you can uncheck your AppleID and turn off messages totally... or further down, under "You can be reached for messages at"... uncheck your phone number...