Basic Tags for 
    o page backgrounds
    o editing the link colour
editing in Netscape Composer
used in BCS 500 and MRK410 at Seneca College

this page last updated 2006 Jan 23
 
Basic
Body
Tags
In class, some students were asking about the blue coloured hyperlink and if it could be changed.
Yes, you can change the colour of hyperlinks - however most editors create them with the default being blue.

If you want to change the colour of a hyperlink you can use the following tag.
These tags are located within the body tag

<BODYBGCOLOR="BLACK"LINK="WHITE">

Would give you a basic black page with the hyperlinks being white

<BODYBGCOLOR="BLACK"LINK="WHITE"VLINK="WHITE" ALINK="WHITE">

Would give you a basic black page with the hyperlinks being white, and, after you click on it the "after"colour of the hyperlink will also be white
 

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Basic
Body
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Example of changing the colour of the link text, or color of the background  within Netscape Composer

1. click on FORMAT in the menu bar, move down to Page Colors and Properties


 

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Basic
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2. when the menu pops up, click on Colors and Background
 When you click on the "Normal Text" box, a smaller color pallette pops up from which you can pick any color


 

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