By default, Word recognizes network and hyperlink addresses and formats them much as you would see them appear on a Web page. Normally, this means that the text shows up as blue and underlined. Word provides the ability for you to change the way in which hyperlinks are formatted throughout your document. This is because default formatting for hyperlinks is done using a defined character style. To change the formatting of your hyperlinks, follow these steps if you are using Word 2002 or Word 2003:
Figure 1. The Modify Style dialog box.
Figure 2. The Font dialog box.
If you are using Word 97 or Word 2003, follow these steps:
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2016-08-31 11:36:23
I agree with Mike -- there doesn't seem to be a way to change the font of a followed hyperlink in Word. Grrrr!
2015-10-06 16:57:30
Allison Underwood
I accidentally undid my automatic hyperlinks. An attorney had an email address that when cut and paste into a document it included mailto: . In my attempts to remove mailto: from the hyperlink ( it was a legal document) I chose Do Not Auto Hyperlink. Now, I cannot redo auto hyperlinks for email addresses which is very important for my docs, and repetitive when done manually without auto format.
2013-10-25 09:55:46
Mike Heath
That's fine for the hyperlink style but the whole thing goes belly-up when it comes to the followedhyperlink style. OK you can change the color but what about the font (underline or bold say)?
Tell me how to fix that and you're a hero!
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