Microsoft Publisher - Hyperlink font colors

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Hyperlink font colors

George

2004-06-23, 12:18 pm

I'm creating a web page with Publisher and have multiple
hyperlinks within the page within separate text boxes.
Some of the text boxes are on dark backgrounds and some
on white. I need the hyperlinks to have different font
colors for visibility. Publisher appears to force all of
the hyperlinks to one color on a page (unlike Word). Is
there a fix?

analog@logwell.com

2004-06-23, 7:16 pm

While you can change the link colors, it is generally bad design form. It will
drive your viitors nuts if you do it too much. Certainly do not use more than
one color combo per page (I am not sure Publisher will let you do more than one
per document set anyway). For best results stick with the blue / purple scheme
if you can, but opinions will differ on this, I am sure.

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 08:11:13 -0700, "George" <gwharter1@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I'm creating a web page with Publisher and have multiple
>hyperlinks within the page within separate text boxes.
>Some of the text boxes are on dark backgrounds and some
>on white. I need the hyperlinks to have different font
>colors for visibility. Publisher appears to force all of
>the hyperlinks to one color on a page (unlike Word). Is
>there a fix?

JoAnn Paules

2004-06-23, 7:16 pm

I agree. Some novice users are so accustomed to looking for the blue
hyperlink that they may not recognize it if it's another color.

--
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MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

<analog@logwell.com> wrote in message
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> While you can change the link colors, it is generally bad design form. It
> will
> drive your viitors nuts if you do it too much. Certainly do not use more
> than
> one color combo per page (I am not sure Publisher will let you do more
> than one
> per document set anyway). For best results stick with the blue / purple
> scheme
> if you can, but opinions will differ on this, I am sure.
>
> On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 08:11:13 -0700, "George" <gwharter1@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>

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David Bartosik - MS MVP

2004-06-23, 7:16 pm

Please make note of the design comments posted.
As for the Pub functionality, Pub only supports 1 color which can be set
under Format, background, Custom.

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"George" <gwharter1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I'm creating a web page with Publisher and have multiple
> hyperlinks within the page within separate text boxes.
> Some of the text boxes are on dark backgrounds and some
> on white. I need the hyperlinks to have different font
> colors for visibility. Publisher appears to force all of
> the hyperlinks to one color on a page (unlike Word). Is
> there a fix?

analog@logwell.com

2004-06-23, 7:16 pm

David, your multiple file trick does allow different backgrounds and different
colors for the links. I had to do it in a couple of places on my site out of
necessity. Here, the background emulates a Tektronix technical manual, and
precludes the use of the traditional blue / purple combo:
http://www.logwell.com/tech/oscilloscopes/index.html
(Warning: It will hurt your eyes!).
Here it was again necessary to follow the fire and brimstone theme:
http://www.logwell.com/tales/menu/index.html
I thimp these are the only places we diverge from the traditional blue/purple
theme on the website.

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:04:12 -0500, "David Bartosik - MS MVP"
<forums@davidbartosik.com> wrote:

>Please make note of the design comments posted.
>As for the Pub functionality, Pub only supports 1 color which can be set
>under Format, background, Custom.

analog@logwell.com

2004-06-23, 7:16 pm

I am hardly a novice user, but it sure drives me batty. Even worse is the
indiscriminate us of colored text that looks like links. For goodness sake, if
you are going to use red for your links, don't stick red words all over the
place that are not hypertext. It is an amazingly common mistake. But it may
just be my curmudgeon nature...

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:10:12 -0400, "JoAnn Paules" <jpaules@publishermvps.com>
wrote:

>I agree. Some novice users are so accustomed to looking for the blue
>hyperlink that they may not recognize it if it's another color.

JoAnn Paules

2004-06-23, 7:16 pm

Mine too, but I'm not a curmudgeon. I've been known to be a witch with a
capital B though. ;-)

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MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

<analog@logwell.com> wrote in message
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>I am hardly a novice user, but it sure drives me batty. Even worse is the
> indiscriminate us of colored text that looks like links. For goodness
> sake, if
> you are going to use red for your links, don't stick red words all over
> the
> place that are not hypertext. It is an amazingly common mistake. But it
> may
> just be my curmudgeon nature...
>
> On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:10:12 -0400, "JoAnn Paules"
> <jpaules@publishermvps.com>
> wrote:
>
>

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dan5606

2004-06-23, 7:16 pm

I agree with previous comments, but ultimate control should be with the designer. Does anyone know how to have links not be underlined?(if the designer should choose that way)

"David Bartosik - MS MVP" wrote:

> Please make note of the design comments posted.
> As for the Pub functionality, Pub only supports 1 color which can be set
> under Format, background, Custom.
>
> --
> David Bartosik - MS MVP
> for Publisher help:
> www.davidbartosik.com
> enter to win Pub 2003:
> www.davidbartosik.com/giveaway.aspx
>
>
> "George" <gwharter1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:2014c01c45934$5308e5c0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>
>
>

David Bartosik - MS MVP

2004-06-23, 7:16 pm

true. I didn't want to complicate matters.

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<analog@logwell.com> wrote in message
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> David, your multiple file trick does allow different backgrounds and
different
> colors for the links. I had to do it in a couple of places on my site out
of
> necessity. Here, the background emulates a Tektronix technical manual,
and
> precludes the use of the traditional blue / purple combo:
> http://www.logwell.com/tech/oscilloscopes/index.html
> (Warning: It will hurt your eyes!).
> Here it was again necessary to follow the fire and brimstone theme:
> http://www.logwell.com/tales/menu/index.html
> I thimp these are the only places we diverge from the traditional
blue/purple
> theme on the website.
>
>
> On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:04:12 -0500, "David Bartosik - MS MVP"
> <forums@davidbartosik.com> wrote:
>
>

David Bartosik - MS MVP

2004-06-23, 7:16 pm

see my faq page.

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"dan5606" <dan5606@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I agree with previous comments, but ultimate control should be with the
designer. Does anyone know how to have links not be underlined?(if the
designer should choose that way)[color=darkred]
>
> "David Bartosik - MS MVP" wrote:
>

analog@logwell.com

2004-06-23, 11:15 pm

That I very much doubt.

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:24:40 -0400, "JoAnn Paules" <jpaules@publishermvps.com>
wrote:

>Mine too, but I'm not a curmudgeon. I've been known to be a witch with a
>capital B though. ;-)

JoAnn Paules

2004-06-23, 11:15 pm

That's because you don't know me. :-)

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MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

<analog@logwell.com> wrote in message
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> That I very much doubt.
>
> On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:24:40 -0400, "JoAnn Paules"
> <jpaules@publishermvps.com>
> wrote:
>
>

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