Using Mail to mimic Gmail's "smart" reply-to behavior

I've done some searches with no luck yet. With Gmail, I have other email accounts authorized on my account. So [email protected] and [email protected] both forward to [email protected] But if someone sends an email to [email protected], when I hit reply it fills [email protected] as the "from" address automatically.
I'm now using Mail.app with Gmail IMAP on this account and the only way I can see to do it is to manually select the "from" field every single time.
Thanks so much!

> 1. Regarding the message, is that a problem with my employer's
server or something I did?
Most likely, you haven’t set up the account correctly. Are you sure it provides POP access and uses SSL, which is how you appear to have configured it?
2. When I compose a message in Mail, how can I choose whether it
is sent from my personal Mail account or my employer's account?
This is explained in Mail Help’s “Setting the account your email is sent from” article.
3. When I reply to a message, is it automatically sent from the
same account it came into?
This is explained in Mail Help’s “How is the "From" address determined in a new message or a reply?” article.

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