Selecting outgoing mail server

Hi All,
I am using Mac Mail 8.1
With previous versions I could select the outgoing mail server when composing a new email. This option is not present in Yosemite.
Am I wright or there is something I am not taking into consideration?
Thanks,
Nicolas

Thank you Eric.
Actually, I have followed these steps when setting up my email account on OS X Maverics, but the selection of the outgoing smtp server disappeared with OS X Yosemite.
When composing the email, I can chose the "From" account, but on Maverics beside the From option I could also choose the outgoing server.
This way could handle different combinations of accounts and smtp servers. Now on Yosemite I can not do it any more.
Thanks,
Nicolas

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