Set message format

This policy setting controls the default message format in Outlook.

If you do not configure this policy setting, new e-mail messages in Outlook are formatted as HTML.

If you enable this policy setting, you can set the default e-mail format in Outlook to HTML, Rich Text, or plain text. Users can choose a format other than the default when composing messages.

If you disable this policy setting, Outlook uses HTML as the default e-mail format and users will not be able to change it.

If you do not configure this policy setting, Outlook uses HTML as the default e-mail format, but users can choose a format other than the default when composing messages.

Use the following format for e-mail messages:

0. HTML
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	software\policies\microsoft\office\15.0\outlook\options\mail
   Value Name	editorpreference
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	131072

1. Rich Text
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	software\policies\microsoft\office\15.0\outlook\options\mail
   Value Name	editorpreference
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	196608

2. Plain Text
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	software\policies\microsoft\office\15.0\outlook\options\mail
   Value Name	editorpreference
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	65536