You probably configured this in Internet Explorer;
Control Panel-> Internet Options-> button Colors and/or the button
Accessibility
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"Tom" <Tom RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Some years ago I somehow managed to configure the text [font., color,
> size.]
> of any and all text that displayed a URL address typed in Outlook. It
> could
> have been before 2002 was released, such as a previous version. I don't
> have
> a clue how or where that configuration was accomplished. Now I'd like to
> stop the purple italics in a large size. It's really awful looking.
> Any help is greatly appreciated.