Changing the color
of your hyperlinks.
You
can customize the color of your table of Contents with a few simple steps.
FIRST HIGHLIGHT YOUR HYPERLINK (or table of contents if that's what you intend to change)Steps below;
Step 1. Hit
the HOME tab (if you’re not already
there)
Step 2. Veer your mouse point
towards the far right upper hand side of the page. Do you see the two A’s?
Change Styles should be listed below it.
Step 3. Click
the node under change styles. It’s the tiny node with a miniscule arrow. It is
just left of the word “editing”-
If
you can’t find it, hit Alt+ Ctrl+ Shift+ S
This
will bring up the “Styles” menu.
Step 4. Scroll down the styles
menu, until you hit the word, “Hyperlink”
Step 5. Click with your mouse
point on the small “a” to the right of the word “hyperlink”
Step 6. Adrop menu should have
appeared.
Below
the words, “update hyperlink to match selection,” click “Modify”
A
modify menu window should appear.
The
properties should read;
Name:
Hyperlink
Step 7: Formatting: Select your
desired font, color, size, and so forth.
Step 8: Hit ok, and you’re
done.
Notes:
If you do decide to change
the color of your hyperlinks, be sure to preview your results.
To preview your results,
1.
Use
the kindle previewer. Set it to the darkest settings, to ensure that it can
still be seen. Some colors don’t
work to well with various settings.
2.
I
personally use a program called “Calibre”
(which is free) to review my book’s
formatting and customized results. Your TOC’s formatting with calibre
will alter (but you’ll
be able to see your hyperlink’s
color)- which is what you need to see, in order to make any necessary
corrections. Always preview your book through Amazon’s
previewer before publishing though. You’ll
then see that your toc is as it should be (not mis-formatted as in calibre’s
finished product.
3.
You
can also purchase a copy of your E-book, which is recommended.
4.
Or
browse the web for a number of other previewers.
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The above post is for manually changing the font’s color to your hyperlinks.
The above (steps 1-8) will always work, if done correctly.
Note:
You can also highlight your hyperlink with your mouse point,
hit the home tab, then select your desired color, but this may not always work.
On your word document, your color may be, let’s say red, but once you uploaded
your book, your hyperlinks may be the same generic hyperlink color (that bright
blue color)-
When selecting your color, make sure it is still within the “generic
color palette”
Using bright Pink, Neon Green, Yellow, purple, or whatever other
color may be a favorite color of yours, but not your readers.
Lee-
(I'll post a few more helpful tips tonight). I finally have time, since I'm on the road again (checked into a hotel). When I am home, I tend to just work on my novels, neglecting my blog.
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