Microsoft KB Archive/268406

= PPT2001: Animated GIFs Have a White Background When Run =

Article ID: 268406

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Mac

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This article was previously published under Q268406



SYMPTOMS
When you run a slide show in Microsoft PowerPoint, animated Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) files are displayed with a white background. However, when you view the GIF file in the Slide View window, the background is transparent.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because when you insert an animated GIF file from the Movies and Sounds menu, the GIFs are converted to movies, which results in the white background appearing during playback.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, insert the GIF as a picture.

To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click From File.
 * 2) Select an animated GIF from the Clipart\Animations folder.
 * 3) Click Insert.

Additional query words: off2001kb PPT2001 mac PPT2001KB

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB268406

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