How to Change a Link to Unvisited in PowerPoint

PowerPoint is a sophisticated presentation and multimedia development tool offered as part of Microsoft's Office Suite software package. Many users include hyperlinks in their presentations to illustrate points, access websites or provide references. However, a default setting in the PowerPoint color templates changes the color of a hyperlink's text once it's clicked to show that it was visited. This is sometimes helpful but not always practical when giving a presentation multiple times or practicing. A few steps allow you to change the template so that a hyperlink's text color is not affected when you visit it.

Things You'll Need

• PowerPoint 2007

Instructions

1. Open PowerPoint and access your presentation.

2. Click the "Design" tab on the menu bar along the top of your screen. Click the "Colors" button to the right of the sample color palettes. A drop-down menu appears displaying numerous color themes.

3. Click "Create New Theme Colors" at the bottom of the drop-down menu to edit your current theme or to design a new one.

4. Locate "Followed Hyperlink" at the bottom of the drop-down menu and click the black down arrow to the right of the colored square. Ensure the colors for "Hyperlink" and "Followed Hyperlink" are the same so that visited hyperlinks appear just as unvisited hyperlinks. The image on the right side of the screen provides a preview of the changes.

5. Type a new theme name into the "Name" field if desired. Click "Save" when finished to apply changes.

References

• Microsoft Office: Change the Color of Hyperlink Text
• Eggheadcafe: Changing Color of Visited Links; Paul; September 2009