DTOO314 - Outlook - Default message format must be set to use Plain Text.

Information

Outlook uses HTML as the default e-mail format, but users can choose a format other than the default when composing messages. This setting controls the default message format in Outlook.

Solution

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2010 -> Outlook Options -> Mail Format -> Internet Formatting -> Message Format 'Set message format' to 'Enabled: Plain Text'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Outlook_2010_V1R14_STIG.zip