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Choose Plain Text or Formatted Text (Outlook for Mac)

Outlook for Mac lets you choose whether to compose and send messages in plain text or formatted text. The default is formatted text. 

This article applies to: Outlook for Mac

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Configure Outlook’s Default Setting

  1. From the Outlook menu, select Settings.
  2. In the Email section of the dialog box, click Composing.
  3. In the Format and account section of the dialog box, check or uncheck Compose messages in HTML by default.
  4. Close the dialog box.

Change the Setting for One Message

You can also switch between HTML or plain text for an individual message. While composing a message, click the Options tab, then toggle the Format control.

Safe Links can affect URLs sent in a plain text message.

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