Change the color of hyperlink text throughout a presentation
Applies ToPowerPoint for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac PowerPoint 2024 PowerPoint 2024 for Mac PowerPoint 2021 PowerPoint 2021 for Mac PowerPoint 2019 PowerPoint 2019 for Mac PowerPoint 2016 PowerPoint 2013

You can systematically change the color of all hyperlink text in your PowerPoint presentation.

  1. On the Design tab, in the Variants group, select the down arrow that opens the gallery of color variants:

    Select the down arrow that opens the gallery of color variants
  2. Select Colors from the drop-down menu, and then click Customize Colors at the bottom of the menu.

    At the bottom of the Colors menu, select Customize Colors

    The Create New Theme Colors dialog box opens.

  3. In the Create New Theme Colors dialog box, under Theme colors, do one of the following:

    • To change the color of hyperlink text, click the arrow next to Hyperlink, and then select a color.

    • To change the color of followed hyperlink text, click the arrow next to Followed Hyperlink, and then select a color.

      Choose colors for hyperlinks and followed hyperlinks

      Tip: For additional color choices, click More Colors.

  4. Click Save.

Beginning with PowerPoint 2016, you can also change the color of an individual hyperlink by directly using the text color control. See Add a hyperlink to a slide for more information.

  1. On the Format menu, select Theme Colors.

    The Create Theme Colors dialog box opens.

    Choose colors for hyperlinks and followed hyperlinks
  2. In the Create Theme Colors dialog box, select the colored box next to either Hyperlink or Followed Hyperlink to change that color setting.

    The Colors dialog box opens.

    There are several tabs in the dialog box that give you different ways to choose the color you want: a color wheel, slider bars, a palette of colors, or pencils.

  3. Select a color. It will immediately be reflected in the Create Theme Colors dialog box.

  4. Close the Colors dialog box and then click Save in the Create Theme Colors dialog box.

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