From address in Mail

Using Mail in Mavericks. I have a complicated spelling to my last name and to make life easier for recipients of my email, I use a simpler spelling of my name on the <From> in email.
I use Mail, iMap accounts on an iMac and a MacBook Pro.
Emails sent from my iMac are sent using the simple spelling.
Emails sent from the MacBook are sent using the complicated spelling.
QUESTION: What must I change to get the Emails sent from my MacBook Pro to use the simple spelling?
Many thanks.

Hello, BikerBob38.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I would recommend changing the full name under mail preferences of the account on your MacBook Pro.
Configuring Mail for your email account
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1277
Cheers,
Jason H

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