Select Hover Link Colors

After you have turned off the default color settings for Web pages you can choose a color to display links you pass over or point to with the mouse pointer. This is called a "hover" color and can help some people with vision or cognitive impairments quickly identify links on Web pages.

Before you begin: This tutorial assumes you have already turned off the default color settings. See Choose to Ignore Colors, Font Styles, or Font Sizes Specified on Web Pages.

StepMouse actionsKeyboard actions

On the Internet Explorer menu bar:

Select Tools.
Select Internet Options.

On the Internet Explorer menu bar:

Open the Tools menu by pressing ALT+T.
Select Internet Options by pressing O.

In the Internet Options dialog box, on the General tab:

Select the Colors button.

In the Internet Options dialog box, on the General tab:

Select the Colors button by pressing ALT+O.

In the Colors dialog box:

Select the Use hover color check box.

This activates the Hover button.

Select the Hover button.

The Color dialog box appears displaying a color palette.

In the Colors dialog box:

Select the Use hover color check box by pressing H.

This activates the Hover button.

To select a color for highlighted links:

Press O.

The Color dialog box appears displaying a color palette.

In the Color dialog box, under Basic colors:

Select the color you want.
Select OK twice.

In the Color dialog box, under Basic colors:

Move to the color you want by pressing the arrow keys.
Select a color by pressing SPACEBAR.
Press ENTER twice.

To close the Internet Options dialog box:

Select OK.

To close the Internet Options dialog box:

Press ESC.

[image: Internet Options: Colors dialog box]

Internet Options: Colors dialog box

[image: Color dialog box: Color palette]

Color dialog box: Color palette

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Select Hover Link Colors

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