How do I set which account email is sent from?

I have 2 email accounts and having trouble figuring out how to set the default for which account mail is sent from.

Christopher Graham wrote:
Can he not just go into each account and set the default for each account the same "sent from" address?
No you can't. If you're in one account, and you create a new message, it defaults to the account you're in. If you create an email outside of the mail app, you can set a default account to send from. Andygoodyear has the correct instructions for that.

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No you can't. If you're in one account, and you create a new message, it defaults to the account you're in. If you create an email outside of the mail app, you can set a default account to send from. Andygoodyear has the correct instructions for that.

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