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Steve T - 29 Nov 2003 03:43 GMT

Whenever I insert a link in OE, the URL is in the color purple. How do I
change this default back to blue or whatever? I can't seem to find it either
in OE or IE. Thanks, Steve T.

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Margaret - 29 Nov 2003 05:38 GMT

That probably means you've visited that link, so it's changing colors to
show that you've been there. Check your link colors in IE under Tools |
Internet Options | Colors.

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: Whenever I insert a link in OE, the URL is in the color purple. How do I
: change this default back to blue or whatever? I can't seem to find it either
: in OE or IE. Thanks, Steve T.

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Joe Laureano - 29 Nov 2003 15:49 GMT

> Whenever I insert a link in OE, the URL is in the color purple. How
> do I change this default back to blue or whatever? I can't seem to
> find it either in OE or IE. Thanks, Steve T.

The color of a URL depends on whether or not the URL has been visited on the PC looking at the URL in question.
If you copy/paste a URL you visited into a note, it will appear (to you) in the color that you have set for visited links (in IE, tools>general>colors). However, the person receiving your note will see the URL in a color based upon whether or not HE/SHE has visited the link, and what HIS/HER color settings are.

HTH

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Steve T - 29 Nov 2003 17:04 GMT

That's why I was wondering where purple came from. My colors in
Tools>Options>Colors are showing the default of Red/Blue yet whenever I
paste a URL it is purple. It should be either Red or Blue, right? Steve T
Steve T wrote:

> Whenever I insert a link in OE, the URL is in the color purple. How
> do I change this default back to blue or whatever? I can't seem to
> find it either in OE or IE. Thanks, Steve T.

The color of a URL depends on whether or not the URL has been visited on the
PC looking at the URL in question.
If you copy/paste a URL you visited into a note, it will appear (to you) in
the color that you have set for visited links (in IE, tools>general>colors).
However, the person receiving your note will see the URL in a color based
upon whether or not HE/SHE has visited the link, and what HIS/HER color
settings are.

HTH

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Joe Laureano - 29 Nov 2003 20:43 GMT

> That's why I was wondering where purple came from. My colors in
> Tools>Options>Colors are showing the default of Red/Blue yet whenever
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>
> HTH

I've checked further, and MY OE is acting the same.....
Apparently, we're getting the windows DEFAULT colors for visited/unvisited URL's.
I hope this explains the color. What about an unvisited URL (www.phony.url.com)?
Does it show blue?

HTH

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Steve T - 29 Nov 2003 23:34 GMT

I just went to it and now it appears purple in your post. Steve T.
Steve T wrote:

> That's why I was wondering where purple came from. My colors in
> Tools>Options>Colors are showing the default of Red/Blue yet whenever
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
>
> HTH

I've checked further, and MY OE is acting the same.....
Apparently, we're getting the windows DEFAULT colors for visited/unvisited
URL's.
I hope this explains the color. What about an unvisited URL
(www.phony.url.com)?
Does it show blue?

HTH

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Joe Laureano - 30 Nov 2003 00:39 GMT

> I just went to it and now it appears purple in your post. Steve T.
> Steve T wrote:
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>
> HTH

Was it blue BEFORE you clicked on it?

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Steve T - 30 Nov 2003 02:03 GMT

Yes. Steve T
Steve T wrote:

> I just went to it and now it appears purple in your post. Steve T.
>> That's why I was wondering where purple came from. My colors in
[quoted text clipped - 25 lines]
>
> HTH

Was it blue BEFORE you clicked on it?

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