OFF97: Hyperlinks Do Not Use Browser-Defined Colors

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In the Microsoft Office programs listed at the beginning of this article, hyperlink colors do not match the colors that you define for a hyperlink or a followed hyperlink in the default World Wide Web browser on your computer.

CAUSE

Microsoft Office programs use their own color scheme for hyperlinks. This color scheme may differ from the hyperlink color scheme that you define for the default Internet browser on your computer.

NOTE: You can create a different hyperlink color scheme for each Microsoft Office program.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, set the hyperlink color scheme in each of the Microsoft Office programs.

Microsoft Excel 97

1. On the Format menu, click Style.

2. In the Style Name list click either Hyperlink or Followed Hyperlink.

   NOTE: To access these options, you must insert a hyperlink or a followed hyperlink in the workbook.

3. Click Modify, and then click the Font tab.

4. Select a color in the Color list.

Microsoft Word 97

1. On the Format menu, click Style.

2. In the Style Name list, click either Hyperlink or FollowedHyperlink.

   NOTE: To access these options, you must insert a hyperlink or a followed hyperlink in the workbook.

3. Click Modify, click Format, and then click Font.

4. Select a color in the Color list.

Microsoft PowerPoint 97

1. On the Format menu, click Slide Color Scheme.

2. Click the Custom tab and click either Hyperlink or Followed Hyperlink, and then click Change Color.

REFERENCES

For more information about style colors, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel 97 Help, type the following text

   Styles