Microsoft Outlook 2016 › Outlook Options › Mail Format › Internet Formatting
Plain text options
Supported on SUPPORTED_Windows7 (defined in the Windows templates)
What it does
This policy setting allows you to control how plain text messages are formatted when they are sent from Outlook. If you enable this policy setting, text is automatically wrapped in Internet e-mail messages and attachments are encoded in UUENCODE format. If you disable this policy setting, Outlook uses the standard MIME format to encode attachments in plain text Outlook messages. Users will not be able to change this configuration. If you do not configure this policy setting, the behavior is the equivalent of setting the policy to Disabled, but users can modify plain text options in Outlook when required by clicking Tools, clicking Options, clicking the Mail Format tab, clicking Internet Format, and changing the values under "Plain text options".
What it writes
- Hive
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Registry key
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\mail
Why it needs changes for Intune
- Policy references a Windows supportedOn definition.
- ADMX-INTUNE-WINDOWS-SUPPORTEDON-REFERENCE
Options
| Option | Type | Registry value | Allowed values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatically wrap text at <x> characters.Default: 76 | Number | software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\mailsettingsplainwraplen |
30 to 132 |
| Encode attachments in UUENCODE format | Checkbox | message plain format mime |
On (1) or off (0) |
Configure and deploy
Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.
Enabled · User · template defaults
Registry file (.reg)
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\mailsettings]
"plainwraplen"=dword:0000004C
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\mail]
"message plain format mime"=dword:00000000
PowerShell
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
function Set-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}
function Remove-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
)
if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
return
}
foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
# Policy: Plain text options
# Name: L_Plaintextoptions
# Scope: User
# State: Enabled
# Source: outlk16.admx
Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\mailsettings' -Name 'plainwraplen' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 76
Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\mail' -Name 'message plain format mime' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 0
- The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
- Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.
- The generated payload is incomplete because one or more ADMX element values were not supplied: L_EncodeattachmentsinUUENCODEformatwhensending1
ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)
./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_outlk16/L_PlaintextoptionsIntune remediation scripts
Detection
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()
function Test-RegistryValueExists {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
return $false
}
return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}
function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
return $false
}
$valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
return $false
}
$actual = $valueObject.$Name
switch ($Kind) {
'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
'MultiString' {
$actualArray = @($actual)
$expectedArray = @($Expected)
if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
'Binary' {
$actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
$expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
}
}
# Policy: Plain text options
# Name: L_Plaintextoptions
# Scope: User
# State: Enabled
# Source: outlk16.admx
$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\mailsettings' -Name 'plainwraplen' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 76
if (-not $isMatch) {
$reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\mailsettings\plainwraplen') | Out-Null
}
$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\mail' -Name 'message plain format mime' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 0
if (-not $isMatch) {
$reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\mail\message plain format mime') | Out-Null
}
if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1
Remediation
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
function Set-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}
function Remove-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
)
if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
return
}
foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
# Policy: Plain text options
# Name: L_Plaintextoptions
# Scope: User
# State: Enabled
# Source: outlk16.admx
Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\mailsettings' -Name 'plainwraplen' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 76
Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\mail' -Name 'message plain format mime' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 0
History 1 retained release
- 5568.100010 Aug 2026
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.
Template
- Internal name
L_Plaintextoptions- Namespace
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows- Template file
outlk16.admx- Release
- Microsoft 365 Apps 5568.1000 · file set
8be05d876aae137d…
Definition, editor controls and support
Definition
<policy class="User" displayName="$(string.L_Plaintextoptions)" explainText="$(string.L_PlaintextoptionsExplain)" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\options\mail" name="L_Plaintextoptions" presentation="$(presentation.L_Plaintextoptions)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_InternetFormatting" />
<supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7" />
<elements>
<decimal id="L_Automaticallywraptextatxcharacters" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\mailsettings" maxValue="132" minValue="30" valueName="plainwraplen" />
<boolean id="L_EncodeattachmentsinUUENCODEformatwhensending1" valueName="message plain format mime">
<trueValue>
<decimal value="0" />
</trueValue>
<falseValue>
<decimal value="1" />
</falseValue>
</boolean>
</elements>
</policy>Editor controls
<presentation id="L_Plaintextoptions" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<decimalTextBox defaultValue="76" refId="L_Automaticallywraptextatxcharacters" spinStep="0">Automatically wrap text at <x> characters.</decimalTextBox>
<checkBox refId="L_EncodeattachmentsinUUENCODEformatwhensending1">Encode attachments in UUENCODE format</checkBox>
</presentation>Supported platforms and category
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_InternetFormatting
<category displayName="$(string.L_InternetFormatting)" name="L_InternetFormatting" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MailFormat" />
</category>
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MailFormat
<category displayName="$(string.L_MailFormat)" name="L_MailFormat" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_OutlookOptions" />
</category>
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook
<category displayName="$(string.L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook)" name="L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_OutlookOptions
<category displayName="$(string.L_OutlookOptions)" name="L_OutlookOptions" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook" />
</category>
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:unresolved:Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7
<unresolved reference="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7" />
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_InternetFormatting
<category displayName="$(string.L_InternetFormatting)" name="L_InternetFormatting" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MailFormat" />
</category>
<strings><string id="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_InternetFormatting">Internet Formatting</string></strings>
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MailFormat
<category displayName="$(string.L_MailFormat)" name="L_MailFormat" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_OutlookOptions" />
</category>
<strings><string id="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MailFormat">Mail Format</string></strings>
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook
<category displayName="$(string.L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook)" name="L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook">Microsoft Outlook 2016</string></strings>
outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_OutlookOptions
<category displayName="$(string.L_OutlookOptions)" name="L_OutlookOptions" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftOfficeOutlook" />
</category>
<strings><string id="outlk16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_OutlookOptions">Outlook Options</string></strings>