# Changing color for the links

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-color-for-the-links/22748>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 8, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-color-for-the-links/22748 "2003-06-08T01:25:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![overclocker23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@overclocker23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/overclocker23)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-color-for-the-links/22748/1 "2003-06-08T01:25:57Z")

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Hey,  
Whenever I highlight something and try to change it to a link, the text turns white on the blue background. I would like to know how I can change the color. If I highlight the text and change it’s color normally, it doesn’t work. I am using dreamweaver. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-color-for-the-links/22748/2 "2003-06-09T08:50:14Z")

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this is one thing i can do.:thumb:

you need to use CSS to change the link colors.

```php
<style type="text/css">
<!--
a:link {}
a:visited {}
a:active {}
a:hover {}
-->
</style>

```

add that to your head and if you are using dreamweaver like you say click on one of the line of code “a:link {}” as an example and in the properties bar at the bottom of the screen it will say “EDIT STYLE SHEET”

press that the press a:link \> Edit \> now you can set colors and lots of other stuff.

if you need more help just say=)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-color-for-the-links/22748/3 "2003-06-09T16:03:15Z")

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aight. I will let you know how it went.