Links colors

There are three separate link actions that require colors: Links, Visited Links, and 

Active Links.  Links simply refers to a hyperlink on the page that has not yet been vis 

ited (clicked on).  Visited Links are those links on a page that have already been 

clicked and the linked page has been displayed.  The difference in color between 

Links and Visited Links helps the web user identify which links they have and have 

not viewed.

TIP: Active Links refers to the 

The link colors selected in the Page Properties dialog box affect all links on the page.

color of a hyperlink as it is being 

1.

Choose Modify > Page Properties,

clicked.  This feature may not be 

available on all browsers.

OR right click (Win) or control+click (Mac) the design view and choose Page 

Properties.

2.

Click the color box next to the Links, Visited Links and/or Active Links labels, 

select a color (the hexidecimal code appears in the text box next to the label).

3.

Click OK.

Figure 7 13 Selecting link colors for the page

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