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how to reset followed hyperlink back to default color?

Anonymous
2014-01-03T23:51:52+00:00

The style Word applies to a hyperlink is the Hyperlink character style, which by default is underlined blue and turns purple for followed links. I want to create a PDF from my Word document with all hyperlinks showing as the default font color. I do not want to redefine the color of a followed hyperlink to that of the default un-followed link. I want to retain the ability to see a followed hyperlink as purple within the Word document. Thus I'd like to know how to reset a followed hyperlink back to the default underlined blue color.

Thanks for any advice.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-01-04T02:10:51+00:00

    Followed hyperlinks change from the Hyperlink character style to FollowedHyperlink only while the document is open, and saving a document with followed hyperlinks does not save their followed status. Thus, easiest thing is to close the document and reopen it.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-07-13T15:43:02+00:00

    You could remove the hyperlink (right click it -> "Remove Hyperlink") and then make it a hyperlink again (put cursor behind it and press enter or select text -> right click -> "Hyperlink").

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-07-15T18:37:49+00:00

    This works if its a URL, but not if it's an internal bookmark hyperlink. In that case, you would have to go back and reenter the bookmark. Easier to close and open in the latter case.

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