Really a Dumb Question

[Stormseed]

Hi !

My apologies for this dumb question

Does anyone know how do I animate my avatar ? I downloaded this small pic from one of the sites and it is a GIF (Graphics Interchange Format). However, I saved this pic as my avatar but I aint able to see the animation ? Is it that you guys are able to see and I am not ?

I use Firefox to surf the internet, any ideas ?

thank you for reading

 

[Von Pookie]

Open the pic you downloaded in your browser (that is, open the file as it is saved on your computer). Is it animated there? Are you sure you saved the correct file or just a still image/single frame of the animation?

 

[Stormseed]

Hi Kristy

thanks so much for responding to my query.

Ok, I opened it in my browser (Firefox) and it is animated ! The pic shows the animation even on the extereme left of the browser's tab name. I don't understand whats wrong here on the board or perhaps, my browser settings for MrExcel ?

I am well acquainted with the internet HTML / DHTML & Scripting tools but I am sure a lil dumbo with things related to animation

 

[schielrn]

Stormseed,

You cna open a gif in a browser and it will be animated, but if you try to open it in a picture application you will get a still shot. You need to somehow find a link or source to the gif you would like animated and link it to that.

Hope that helps.

 

[Stormseed]

thanks, schielrn.

how am i supposed to find a link of the image when the source of that animated GIF is my computer's hard drive ?

 

[Stormseed]

schielrn,

finally, i got it working and this time i followed your advice.

P.S: that's a winking tiger