I ended up with a bad workaround. I pulled out the source code of a formatted email from the outlook incoming message. Pasted that into a text editor (notepad) and then built the HTML details... here is a snippet of what I got. The message is formatted to be Arial Pt10 with some bullet points and hyperlinks
Code:
txtBody = "<!DOCTYPE html><html><body>"
txtBody = txtBody & "<div font-family:'Arial';font-size: 14px;"">"
txtBody = txtBody & "Attached is a proficiency assessment workbook for a client project that has been selected for review. Please note the following:"
txtBody = txtBody & "</span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "Complete the entire workbook before submitting.</span></li></ul>"
txtBody = txtBody & "<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'></span></p>"
txtBody = txtBody & "<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "Do NOT change the name of the file or the structure of the file-naming convention. The system will not accept your evaluation if the file name is changed.</span></li></ul>"
txtBody = txtBody & "<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "</span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "Do NOT change the formatting of the file in any manner. This will cause the submission to be rejected.</span></li></ul>"
txtBody = txtBody & "<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "</span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "Return the completed workbook to <a href='mailto:Proficiency@sullivancotter.com'>Proficiency@cpompany.com</a>.</span></li></ul>"
txtBody = txtBody & "<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "</span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "If you are unable to assess a specific skill included in the survey, please use N/A as your selection option.</span></li></ul>"
txtBody = txtBody & "<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "</span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "When selecting a rating of 3 or below, please strive to include <b><u>constructive</u></b> feedback in the open comments field to help drive clarity on what the associate can do to improve this skill area. </span></li></ul>"
txtBody = txtBody & "<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "</span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "Note<i>: </i></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "Growth Roles will be added as the content is finalized.</span></li></ul>"
txtBody = txtBody & "<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "Questions?</span></b></p>"
txtBody = txtBody & "<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'></span>"
txtBody = txtBody & "</b></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "Proficiency model process, tool, timeline, etc.: <a href='mailto:HR-ServiceCenter@cpompany.com'>HR-ServiceCenter@cpompany.com</a></span></li></ul>"
txtBody = txtBody & "<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "</span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>"
txtBody = txtBody & "<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "Connectivity to network questions: <a href='mailto:ITSupport@company.com'>ITSupport@company.com"
txtBody = txtBody & "</a> </span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif'>"
txtBody = txtBody & "Click <a href='https://company.sharepoint.com/sites/kc/shared-services/human-resources/prof-development/Pages/proficiency.aspx'>here"
txtBody = txtBody & "</a> for more information (including training videos and reference guides).</span></p></div></body></html>"
I am certain there is a MUCH cleaner coding method than this... Quite frankly this really is *IMO* too much coding for what is needed for the output. Again, that is my non expert HTML assumption.