Attributes for <BODY ...>
TEXT = color expression
ALINK = color expression
LINK = color expression
VLINK = color expression

Usage Recommendation
use it, but watch for overformatting

These attributes set the color of different types of text on the page:

picture of regular text TEXT regular text
picture of an unfollowed link LINK color of a link before it has been followed
picture of an active link ALINK color of a link while it is being followed (an Active LINK)
picture of a visited link VLINK color of a link after it has been followed (a Visited LINK)

For example, this <BODY ...> tag:

<BODY 
TEXT="#FFFFFF" 
LINK="#FFFF00" 
VLINK="#33FF33" 
ALINK="#FF0000" 
BGCOLOR="#000000" 
>

produces the colors on this page.

If you set any of the colors of the web page (including with BGCOLOR or BACKGROUND) set all of them.





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