How to totally turn off HTML features in Outlook 2007?

[davidb]

I never want to see or send HTML-formatted e-mail; I want plain text only.
How can I get Outlook 2007 to show me only plain-text if someone sends me
HTML-formatted mail?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I never want to see or send HTML-formatted e-mail; I want plain text
only. How can I get Outlook 2007 to show me only plain-text if
someone sends me HTML-formatted mail?

There should be an option. For OL 2003 it's on Tools>Options>E-mail
Options.

 

[davidb]

Thanks for the response.

I've poked around in there ("Tools->Options...") extensively, with no luck.

Tools->Options->Mail Format has a section headed "Message format" which says
"Choose a format for outgoing mail and change advanced settings. Compose in
this message format:" I have selected "Plain Text." And that works for NEW
e-mail messages which I create/originate.

BUT, when someone sends ME a message in HTML format, I still see HTML. And
I don't want to. Which is a minor irritation, and one I could live with. My
Real Problem is that when I REPLY to one of these HTML-format messages, my
REPLY is created in HTML format by default.

I can convert it to plain-text before I send it (by going to the "Options"
tab and selecting "Plain Text". But I would like to NEVER SEE "HTML E-mail",
and I certainly don't want to be guilty of SENDING any.

So if anyone knows how to completely disable all the HTML-functionality in
Outlook 2007, I'd be grateful.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I've poked around in there ("Tools->Options...") extensively, with no
luck.

I found the article. Tools>Trust Center>E-mail Security. See this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831607

 

[davidb]

Bingo! That did it! Thanks much for digging that up!

-dpb-