Select Colors for Visited and Unvisited Links

You can change the colors displayed for Web page links that you have selected (visited) and links that you have not yet selected (unvisited). Particular color choices make links easier to see for some users, especially those who use high–contrast color schemes. This procedure tells you how to select colors for visited and unvisited links on Web pages through Internet Options in Control Panel.

Note: This procedure assumes you have already turned off the default color settings. See the Step by Step Tutorial: Ignore Colors, Font Styles, or Font Sizes Specified on Web Pages.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Select Control Panel

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ).

Select Control Panel by pressing C.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
Select Internet Options.

In Control Panel:

Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
Press ENTER.
Move to Internet Options by pressing the arrow keys.
Press ENTER.

In the Internet Properties dialog box, on the General tab:

Select the Colors button.

In the Internet Options dialog box, on the General tab:

Select the Colors button by pressing ALT+O.

In the Colors dialog box:
To change the colors of the links:

Select the Visited or Unvisited button.

The Color dialog box appears displaying a color palette.

In the Colors dialog box:
To change the colors of the links:

Change the Visited color by pressing I, or change the Unvisited color by pressing N.

The Color dialog box appears displaying a color palette.

In the Color dialog box, under Basic colors:

Select the color you want.
Select OK twice.

In the Color dialog box, under Basic colors:

Move to the color you want by pressing the arrow keys.
Select a color by pressing SPACEBAR.
Press ENTER twice.

To close the Internet Options dialog box:

Select OK.

To close the Internet Options dialog box:

Press ESC.

To close Control Panel:

Select the Close button.

To close Control Panel:

Press ALT+F, C.

Control Panel: Internet Options: Colors dialog box: Links: Visited and Unvisited

Color dialog box: Color palette