Using Gmail in mail app

Hello everyone,
I have bought this week an new mac air 13 inch and i am exploring the great mac software.
But i haven some issues with the mail app from apple regarding usage with Gmail
I'm trying to translate in english because i am dutch so dont attack me when it is wrong written.
In Gmail i am using two different outgoing adresses the first one is [email protected] and the other one is my work adres i pay for the usage off gmail because i want everything from one account or application.
When i use the email app in yosemite and let it communicate with the gmail servers everything works but i cannot select from which adress i want to send an email like xxx@kpnmail or my work email.
So i have read almost everything on the net but i cannot find what im looking for so maybe that you guys can help me out to sorten this out and then i am an very happy person.
if you speak/write dutch thats perfect but english may also

Hi Vincent 76,
If you are not seeing the options I mentioned above, check the settings that you have in the Mail Preferences for each email account:
The image below is from the Help Menu within the Mail application. It shows the button to the right of the Send button that you can click on to add fields like Reply To, CC or BCC. The From field is shown in this diagram, so I'm not sure why you are not seeing it.
Write and send messages
When you want to write or reply to a message, Mail opens a new window where you can add recipients, text, photos, and more, before sending your message.
Mail (Yosemite): Set Mail preferences
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH19178
Mail (Yosemite): Set Mail preferences
Change Mail settings
Use Mail Preferences to set or change options for the email accounts you use in Mail, and for working with messages and mailboxes. Choose Mail > Preferences, then click a preference pane to view options:
General: Change settings that range from how often to get messages, to the kinds of messages to include when searching for messages in Mail.
Accounts: Add, delete, and disable your email accounts in Mail. Use the Mailbox Behaviors pane to control how draft, sent, junk, and deleted (or “trash”) messages are stored. The Advanced pane includes options for messages, attachments, and more.
Junk Mail: Enable the junk mail filter and change settings to improve it.
Fonts & Colors: Select the fonts and font sizes used to display messages.
Viewing: Change settings to control how messages are shown in the Mail window.
Composing: Change settings for spell checking, and for addressing and replaying to messages.
Signatures: Create signatures and have them automatically appended to all of your messages, or use them in only some messages.
Rules: Create rules to do things like have messages from a certain person automatically moved to a mailbox, or highlight messages about a birthday party.
To learn about the options in a pane, click the Help button at the bottom of the pane.
Regards,
Judy

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