So many people wrote with this question I decided to post these answers here. I realize that for just about every email client there's a different instruction. The links below will prove helpful. Turning off html in Outlook     Choosing "Plain Text" sends your email as just that: plain typed text with no enhancements. . For example, if you highlight some text and make it bold, the bold attribute will not be sent in plain text mode. Outlook 2000. . In Outlook Express, you can tell the address book to send mail to that address as plain text. When you look at the properties of the address entry, there is a box at the bottom of the window that says send mail as plain text. This way, you don't have to send all of your e-mail as plain text. Tools> Options> click on the send tab, at the bottom the "Mail Sending Format" section . http://www.vega.net/faq/outlook.htm -- Suzanne Vega's website has this http://www.harley.com/turn-off-html/ -- For other email clients, also http://www.usenet.org.uk/ukpost.html#ss2.4 -- More of the same http://www.infj.org/htmlexplanations.html#outlook -- More in depth For Outlook Express/Windows platform under the Tools menu: Tools > Options... > Send tab there is a section titled Mail Sending Format. Click one of two radio buttons: Plain Text or HTML. Return to article

Fred Showker is a designer, consultant, writer and speaker. He has published 60-Second Window and DT&G Magazine online since 1990, and is director of The Graphic Design Network which includes The Design & Publishing Center at www.Graphic-Design.com. (1994) He was a co-founder of both The User Group Forum on America Online (1987), The User Group Network at www.User-Groups.net, (1994) and the Designers' Bookshelf (1996) He originally founded Showker Graphic Arts & Design in 1972, has been an avid computer activist and supporter since 1984. Got Comments??? back to the 60-Second Window Index, 60-Second Lobby . . . or: The Design & Publishing Center. / . The User Group Network. / . Design University. / . The Designers' Bookshelf. / Would you like to carry the 60-Second Windows column in your newsletter or web site? Ask us about our syndication program... join hundreds of others who now publish 60-Second Windows! Thank you for visiting http://www.60-second.com/ DT&G: The Electronic Journal for Design, Typography & Graphics c/o Showker Graphic Arts 15 SouthGate, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 TAD, Voice, FAX: (540) 433-8402 Thank you for visiting 60-second.com, graphic-design.com, user-groups.net, and all of the sites including The Design & Publishing Center, The User Group Network, The Graphic Design Network. We bring you 100% spam-free content for designers, illustrators, publishers, photographers, and visual graphics arts professionals from all corners of the world. http://www.graphic-design.com/DTG/ -- Contents Copyright (c) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. 60-Second Window is trademark, copyrighted since 1990. DT&G Magazine, and The Design & Publishing Center invite you to visit Photoshop Tips & Tricks at: http://www.graphic-design.com/photoshop/. Reproduction or reuse of parts or all of this manuscript without prior written permission is expressly forbidden.

HERE