Microsoft KB Archive/234198

= PPT98: PowerPoint 98 Doesn't Support Animated GIFs =

Article ID: 234198

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q234198





SYMPTOMS
When you insert a picture that is an animated GIF into your PowerPoint presentation, the picture will not animate. When you view your presentation in Slide Show view, your animated GIF will not animate. When you save your presentation in HTML format, your animated GIF will not animate.



CAUSE
PowerPoint does not support the animated GIF format. By default, the GIF graphics import filter used by PowerPoint to import an animated GIF into PowerPoint strips away all but the first frame of the graphic. Even if you save your presentation to HTML using the GIF option, there is no way for PowerPoint to play back that animated GIF, because the animated GIF has already been converted into a static single frame GIF image.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: ppt98 98 ppt8 8.0 macppt macintosh powerpoint ppt problem motion movie clip play show display work blank missing gone

Keywords: kbinfo kbprb kbhtml kbgraphic KB234198

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