Make sure the Update Automatic Links at Open check box is selected.Scroll through the available options until you see the General section.At the left side of the dialog box click Advanced.In Word 2010 and later versions display the File tab of the ribbon and then click Options.) (In Word 2007 click the Office button and then click Word Options. Perhaps the easiest is to follow these steps: She wonders how she can get the link to either not change color (except when she wants it to) or at least allow her to return the link to its original color so she can publish the document. When Deborah is inserting a link into a Word document (especially a document that she is preparing to publish) and she tests that link, the link changes color.