Convert Email to Plain Text in Outlook 2007
Nov 17th, 2007 by MrGroove
One method used to infect Windows PC’s is through malformed/malicious html content stored inside emails (and in most cases hidden). Because of this, one of the first things I do after installing Microsoft Outlook is set the client to convert all received email to Plain Text. The setting in Outlook 2007 is "Read all standard mail in plain text". Enabling this feature not only helps secure your desktop against malformed or malicious HTML (who wants to get hacked right?), but it can also help protect your privacy in regards to marketing emails/spam with imbedded html linkbacks to Web Sites that track all kinds of marketing data about the person who opens the email….. Slimy ehh….
Anyway, let’s get to it:
The first time I went to enable the setting, it took a few minutes because it’s not in the same place as Outlook 2003.
Enable Outlook 2007 Setting: Read all standard mail in plain text
Step 1: Click Tools, Trust Center
Step 2: Click E-Mail Security, Check Box Read all standard mail in plain text
That’s it! All done! Groovy ehh??
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Tags: email, outlook 2007, privacy, security
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Yup! I’ve been doing this since Outlook 2003. Love it. Get’s all that html crap out of email. nice write-up tho
Oh you have no idea how happy I am to find this post. Thank you!!!!
@ Jason,
WELCOME to the site and thank you for the feedback.
Helpful post.
But can u tell me how to do in Outlook 2003??
Wow…huge thanks. Why is this no longer to be found in “Options”? Sigh…life is so much more pleasant without html defiling my inbox.
@1amzave - and more secure
Welcome to the site!
@Robbie - Welcome to the site!
To answer your question, the process is VERY simple for 2003
1) Click “Tools”, “Options”
2) Click “Email Options” button
3) Check Box “Read all standard mail in plain text”
All done! If I get time I’ll write this up with screenshots for ya.