Online editor link colors

This article explains how to set the color of links when using the online editor.

Set color of individual links

Using Internet Explorer

• Highlight or select the link.
• Select the Text Color icon.() from the toolbar.
• Select a color.

Using Firefox

• Right click on the link.
• Select edit link from the pop-up menu.
• Select the Advanced tab.
• In the Style box enter the following and replace XXXXXX with a color from the color table below:

color: XXXXXX;

Example: Enter the following in the Style box to change the color of a link to Mediumvioletred

color: Mediumvioletred;

Set color of all links on a page

• Open the page for editing.
• Click on the HTML icon ()
• NOTE: Be extremely careful with the HTML content. Add an extra line to the top of the HTML content and insert the following code (replace XXXXXX with a color from the color table below):

<STYLE>
   a:link {COLOR: XXXXXX;}
</STYLE>

Example: Enter the following in the Style box to change the color of ALL links on the page to Mediumvioletred

<STYLE>
  a:link {COLOR: Mediumvioletred;}
</STYLE>

Color Table

Aliceblue #F0F8FF		Antiquewhite #FAEBD7		Aqua #00FFFF
Aquamarine #7FFFD4		Azure #F0FFFF		Beige #F5F5DC
Bisque #FFE4C4		Black #000000		Blanchedalmond #FFEBCD
Blue #0000FF		Blueviolet #8A2BE2		Brown #A52A2A
Burlywood #DEB887		Cadetblue #5F9EA0		Chartreuse #7FFF00
Chocolate #D2691E		Coral #FF7F50		Cornflowerblue #6495ED
Cornsilk #FFF8DC		Crimson #DC143C		Cyan #00FFFF
Darkblue #00008B		Darkcyan #008B8B		Darkgoldenrod #B8860B
Darkgray #A9A9A9		Darkgreen #006400		Darkkhaki #BDB76B
Darkmagenta #8B008B		Darkolivegreen #556B2F		Darkorange #FF8C00
Darkorchid #9932CC		Darkred #8B0000		Darksalmon #E9967A
Darkseagreen #8FBC8F		Darkslateblue #483D8B		Darkslategray #2F4F4F
Darkturquoise #00CED1		Darkviolet #9400D3		Deeppink #FF1493
Deepskyblue #00BFFF		Dimgray #696969		Dodgerblue #1E90FF
Firebrick #B22222		Floralwhite #FFFAF0		Forestgreen #228B22
Fuchsia #FF00FF		Gainsboro #DCDCDC		Ghostwhite #F8F8FF
Gold #FFD700		Goldenrod #DAA520		Gray #808080
Green #008000		Greenyellow #ADFF2F		Honeydew #F0FFF0
Hotpink #FF69B4		Indianred #CD5C5C		Indigo #4B0082
Ivory #FFFFF0		Khaki #F0E68C		Lavender #E6E6FA
Lavenderblush #FFF0F5		Lawngreen #7CFC00		Lemonchiffon #FFFACD
Lightblue #ADD8E6		Lightcoral #F08080		Lightcyan #E0FFFF
Lightgoldenrodyellow #FAFAD2		Lightgreen #90EE90		Lightgrey #D3D3D3
Lightpink #FFB6C1		Lightsalmon #FFA07A		Lightseagreen #20B2AA
Lightskyblue #87CEFA		Lightslategray #778899		Lightsteelblue #B0C4DE
Lightyellow #FFFFE0		Lime #00FF00		Limegreen #32CD32
Linen #FAF0E6		Magenta #FF00FF		Maroon #800000
Mediumaquamarine #66CDAA		Mediumblue #0000CD		Mediumorchid #BA55D3
Mediumpurple #9370D8		Mediumseagreen #3CB371		Mediumslateblue #7B68EE
Mediumspringgreen #00FA9A		Mediumturquoise #48D1CC		Mediumvioletred #C71585
Midnightblue #191970		Mintcream #F5FFFA		Mistyrose #FFE4E1
Moccasin #FFE4B5		Navajowhite #FFDEAD		Navy #000080
Oldlace #FDF5E6		Olive #808000		Olivedrab #688E23
Orange #FFA500		Orangered #FF4500		Orchid #DA70D6
Palegoldenrod #EEE8AA		Palegreen #98FB98		Paleturquoise #AFEEEE
Palevioletred #D87093		Papayawhip #FFEFD5		Peachpuff #FFDAB9
Peru #CD853F		Pink #FFC0CB		Plum #DDA0DD
Powderblue #B0E0E6		Purple #800080		Red #FF0000
Rosybrown #BC8F8F		Royalblue #4169E1		Saddlebrown #8B4513
Salmon #FA8072		Sandybrown #F4A460		Seagreen #2E8B57
Seashell #FFF5EE		Sienna #A0522D		Silver #C0C0C0
Skyblue #87CEEB		Slateblue #6A5ACD		Slategray #708090
Snow #FFFAFA		Springgreen #00FF7F		Steelblue #4682B4
Tan #D2B48C		Teal #008080		Thistle #D8BFD8
Tomato #FF6347		Turquoise #40E0D0		Violet #EE82EE
Wheat #F5DEB3		White #FFFFFF		Whitesmoke #F5F5F5
Yellow #FFFF00		YellowGreen #9ACD32

See also

• Online editor