Policy
Set message format
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
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.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Use the following format for e-mail messages: ID L_UsethefollowingFormatEditorforemailmessages | enum | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\mail Value name editorpreference Type REG_DWORD | Options: HTML (131072), Rich Text (196608), Plain Text (65536) |