- Select "Tools" then click on "Account Settings..."
- Under an account, select "Addressing & Composition" in the left pane
- In the "Composition" section, uncheck "Compose messages in HTML format"
- Repeat the above 2 steps for each account you have set up in Thunderbird
- Click on "OK"
- Select "Tools" then click on "Options"
- Click on "Composition" in left pane
- In the "Forwarding Messages" section, change the "Forward messages:" to Inline
- In the "Composing Messages" section, uncheck the box in front of "For messages that contain 8-bit characters..."
- In the "Send Options" section, click "Send Options"
- In the "Text Options" section, select "Ask me what to do..." from the dropdown
- Click on "OK"
If you have followed the instruction above, your e-mail should now always be sent as "Plain Text". If you would like to send a message in HTML format, then hold down the Shift key while clicking on the Compose or Reply button and the current e-mail message will be in HTML edit format.
Original material courtesy of Gerald E. Boyd.
Last modified:
May 24, 2007