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how to get plain text in emails

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I have a brand new Dell computer. I installed thunderbird and I got all my emails transferred but not my contacts. BUT the emails no longer have plain text. Just lots of links. So, for example, I don't get an option to read Washington post online. I don't get images or even little blurbs about the various stories. Just lots of links to click on. It would take 20 minutes just to click and see if I want to read every single story. How do I get back to getting plain text?

I have a brand new Dell computer. I installed thunderbird and I got all my emails transferred but not my contacts. BUT the emails no longer have plain text. Just lots of links. So, for example, I don't get an option to read Washington post online. I don't get images or even little blurbs about the various stories. Just lots of links to click on. It would take 20 minutes just to click and see if I want to read every single story. How do I get back to getting plain text?
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I think what you're requesting is the opposite. Click View>messagebodyas>Original HTML.

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I think what you're requesting is the opposite. Click View>messagebodyas>Original HTML.

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Thank you. That solved the problem. Glad I have learned how to take a screen shot. Otherwise it might not have been obvious that I didn't know the difference between original HTML and plain text. Thank you! Martha

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You're very welcome.