You can switch to displaying a message in the original format – though that’s not easy in some circumstances. These settings change the way the email message is displayed – the HTML email remains stored on your computer in the original format. Even though it’s not something we do ourselves nor recommend, we respect your wish to do otherwise. Our purpose here is to show you how to effectively disable HTML email viewing in Outlook and Outlook Express.
I know that’s not a popular opinion with some people – at the Office Watch HQ we know this issue might provoke strongly-worded emails from the anti-HTML email lobby. Even if you have a strong opinion against it, the reality is that it’s increasingly the way people prefer to send and receive their messages. The benefits outweigh the relatively small risks.Īnd finally HTML formatted email is here to stay. On balance we are comfortable to display HTML formatted emails and suggest you do too (provided you have up-to-date security on your computer). Sure, there are some ugly emails just as there can be ugly web pages. They are much easier to read even with simple formatting like bold, italic, lists etc.
There is some concern that HTML emails are larger than their plain text versions, however for many people the size difference isn’t a concern.īalance those rare possibilities against that the benefits of HTML emails. Most spam filters on email hosts will also detect common infected emails and phishing attempts long before you ever see them.Īdd to that the protection provided by anti-spyware and anti-virus software – so even if something does try to infect your computer via a web page or HTML email it will be detected before it’s a danger. Most are stopped before I they get to me and the few that I do see are blocked from doing anything dangerous. I could easily be described as an email-addict, and I use HTML-mail all the time, but have never been impacted by a malicious HTML-message. Phishing attempts are more likely with HTML messages (because they can obscure the real web link) but some plain text phishing messages have been tried. It’s much harder to do now as additional safeguards are added to Windows, Internet Explorer, Outlook and Outlook Express. Such infection is possible but very, very rare. It is possible for some maliciously made web pages could drop unwanted software onto your computer – that’s also possible with a HTML email message. Some people are concerned about the possibility of virus infection via a HTML email. It is possible to force all incoming messages to be displayed as plain text in either Outlook or Outlook Express and in this issue we’ll tell you how to do that, in case you prefer that option. Step-by-step instructions on forcing plain text display of all emails in Outlook or Outlook Express.
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