How to Change Color of Hyperlinks in Word 2016, 2013, 2010, or 2007

If you don’t like the way hyperlinks look in your Microsoft Word 2016, 2013, 2010, or 2007 document, you can change the color of them.

Microsoft Windows

Non-Visited Hyperlinks

To change the color of hyperlinks that have not been visited or clicked, follow these instructions:

1. Add the hyperlink to your document.
2. From the “Home” tab, click the small arrow icon in the lower-right corner of the “Styles” box. Alternately, you can use Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S .
3. In the “Styles” menu, hover your mouse pointer over “Hyperlink“, and then click the triangle that appears to the right. From the drop-down menu that appears, select “Modify…“.
4. In the “Formatting” section, choose the color you want to use, then click “OK“.

Visited Hyperlinks

To change the color of hyperlinks that have been visited or clicked, follow these instructions:

1. From the “Home” tab, select the small arrow icon in the lower-right corner of the “Styles” box. Alternately, you can use Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S .
2. Select the “Options…” link in the lower-right corner.
3. In the “Select styles to show:” dropdown menu, select “All styles“, then select “OK“. You will now have an option for “FollowedHyperlink” in the “Styles” list.
4. In the “Styles” menu, hover your mouse pointer over “FollowedHyperlink”, and then click the triangle that appears to the right. From the drop-down menu that appears, select “Modify…“.
5. In the “Formatting” section, choose the color you want to use, then click “OK“.

Mac OSX

1. From the “Home” tab, select “Styles Pane“.
2. At the bottom-left corner in the “List” box, select “All Styles“.
3. Select “Hyperlink” in the “Apply a style” area.
4. In the “Current Style” area, select “Hyperlink“, then choose “Modify Style“.
5. Select the color you wish to use for hyperlinks.
6. You can perform the same steps for “FollowedHyperlink” if desired.

fYou have successfully changed the color of hyperlinks in your Word document.