How can I set my default email address when sending new messages

I have 2 accounts in my Mail Preferences, hotmail and gmail. I have tried to set it so when I send a message to a new recipient it is my gmail one that is used as default. However, it is thehotmail account that is always ticked first.
I would like to set my mail preferences so the gmail is my default first choice in sending new messages and is ticked as my default email address.
thanks for reading
gus

gus,
Have you gone to Mail>Preferences...>Composing>Addressing:> and selected "Send new messages from:" your preferred account?

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