{"id":702,"date":"2022-10-13T18:22:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T12:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/?p=702"},"modified":"2022-10-14T18:48:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T13:18:33","slug":"receive-plain-text-in-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/receive-plain-text-in-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Force Outlook to Show all Emails in Plain Text Format?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><em><strong>Overview<\/strong>: If you only want to receive plain text in Outlook emails, then, you have subsequently stumbled upon the right page.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The plain Text file format is supported by all email applications and you can set Microsoft Outlook to open messages that you receive in text format only. The plain text format does not support italic, bold, colored, or any other text formatting. It also doesn&#8217;t support the directly displayed pictures in the message body, although you can add them as attachments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Outlook and Go to the &#8220;Tools&#8221; menu, click on &#8220;Options&#8221; and the then &#8220;Mail Format&#8221; tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-703 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1click-on-tool-options.png\" alt=\"click on tools to receive plain text\" width=\"650\" height=\"519\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the list of &#8220;Compose&#8221; in this message format, select the &#8220;Plain Text format&#8221;. Thus, click &#8220;Ok&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-704 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2mail-format.png\" alt=\"click on Mail format\" width=\"454\" height=\"528\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Change the Message format for all Messages sent to the specified recipient.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Firstly, open the &#8220;contact card&#8221; for the recipient.<\/li>\n<li>Secondly, in the &#8220;E-mail box&#8221;, double click on &#8220;address of recipient e-mail&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-705 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3double-click-on-email-id.png\" alt=\"add email id to receive plain text\" width=\"543\" height=\"431\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thirdly, in the &#8220;Internet format list&#8221; select the format that you want to use for &#8220;recipient messages&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-706 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4send-plain-text.png\" alt=\"send plain text only\" width=\"462\" height=\"223\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Change the Message format for single Message<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create the &#8220;new message&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-707 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5click-on-new-mail.png\" alt=\"click on new\" width=\"494\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With the message &#8220;open&#8221;, on the Message &#8220;option&#8221; tab in the &#8220;Outlook format group&#8221; click on &#8220;Plain text format&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-708 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6select-plain-text.png\" alt=\"select plain text option\" width=\"541\" height=\"481\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Steps to Receive Plain Text in Outlook 2010<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Change the Message format for all Messages<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Outlook and &#8220;File&#8221; and select &#8220;Options&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-709 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/7click-on-file-options.png\" alt=\"click on options to receive plain text\" width=\"537\" height=\"587\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In options click on the &#8220;Mail&#8221; tab.<\/li>\n<li>From the list of &#8220;Compose&#8221; in this &#8220;message format&#8221;, select the &#8220;Plain Text format&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Consequently, click &#8220;Ok&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-710 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/8select-compose-messages.png\" alt=\"compose messages\" width=\"647\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Change the Message format for all Messages sent to the specified recipient<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open &#8220;Outlook contacts&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Secondly, in the &#8220;Email box&#8221;, &#8220;double click on email address&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-711 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/9double-click-on-email-id-10.png\" alt=\"click on email id\" width=\"589\" height=\"538\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the View more option for interaction with this person.<\/li>\n<li>Then click on &#8220;Outlook properties&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-712 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/10click-on-outlook-properties.png\" alt=\"select Outlook properties\" width=\"623\" height=\"539\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the list of &#8220;Internet format list&#8221; click on &#8220;Send Plain Text&#8221; only format as by default Outlook set the sending format as HTML.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-713 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/11internet-format.png\" alt=\"internet format\" width=\"412\" height=\"229\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Change the Message format for a Single Message<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Firstly, create the &#8220;New message&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-714 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/12click-on-new-email.png\" alt=\"new email message\" width=\"613\" height=\"535\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Then, in the Message window on the &#8220;Format Text&#8221; tab in the Format group select &#8220;Plain Text&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-715 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/13select-format-text.png\" alt=\"plain text format\" width=\"574\" height=\"526\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, there is one more option to set Outlook Email in Plain Text format<\/p>\n<h2>For Outlook 2007<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Firstly, open the MS Outlook 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Secondly, click on the &#8220;Tools&#8221; menu tab now a drop-down window gets open.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-716 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/14email-2007-2.png\" alt=\"click on tools\" width=\"672\" height=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the &#8220;Trust Center&#8221; option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-717 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/15email-2007-3.png\" alt=\"trust center\" width=\"672\" height=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the &#8220;Trust center option&#8221; go to the &#8220;Email security&#8221; and select &#8220;Read as Plain Text&#8221; view option<\/li>\n<li>After that click on the &#8220;Ok&#8221; button and your all messages show in plain text format.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-718 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/16email-2007-4.png\" alt=\"receive plain text\" width=\"650\" height=\"498\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Exploring the ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/pst-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>recover Outlook PST Files<\/strong><\/a> securely? Try the demo version of the solution given:<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center mr-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block text-white\" style=\"background: #28a745; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/download\/SYS0O0R8S\/14\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Download Now<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block text-white\" style=\"background: #ff6800; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/buy\/SYS0O0R8S\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> Purchase Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Steps to Receive Plain Text in Outlook 2010<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Firstly is to Open MS Outlook and click on the &#8220;File&#8221; tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-719 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/17click-on-file.png\" alt=\"click on file\" width=\"568\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After clicking on the &#8220;File&#8221; tab click on the &#8220;Options&#8221; tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-720 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/18click-on-file-options.png\" alt=\"options to receive plain text\" width=\"537\" height=\"587\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the &#8220;Option&#8221; tab choose the &#8220;Trust Center&#8221; option.<\/li>\n<li>In the &#8220;Trust Center&#8221; tab select the &#8220;Trust Center Settings&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-721 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/19select-trust-center.png\" alt=\"trust center settings\" width=\"546\" height=\"541\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After that go to the &#8220;E-mail Security&#8221; tab and select the &#8220;Read all standard mail plain text check box&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-722 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20email-security.png\" alt=\"email security\" width=\"619\" height=\"522\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The Final Verdict<\/h3>\n<p>Here, in the above section of the blog well explains the methods that one should follow to set in Outlook to receive plain text only in the emails. 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