Which Outlook version are you using?

Oh, sorry...2007

option to convert incoming HTML formatted emails to plain text. I don't
know the english name of that option (I am using a german version of
Outlook) but you'll find it under

Tools | Options | Settings | E-Mail-Options

Hmm...I'm digging around in there but don't see an option that says to
convert incoming mail. I can find the outgoing email format, but not
incoming.

(is it me or is the Outlook OPTIONS area one of the most convoluted options
interfaces ever seen? There's umpteen pop-up windows of varying
formats...yikes...)

-Darrel