How to Insert An Animated GIF In PowerPoint



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Animated GIFs can be fun and can be very entertaining. Even in a corporate presentation, a well-placed GIF can help refocus your audience’s attention to highlight an important point. Whether you already have a GIF to add to a slide or are still fishing for ideas, it only takes a minute to insert a GIF into PowerPoint Point. Just be careful when adding effects to the GIF – skews and 3D rotations can cause the animation to crash.

Why we need to insert the GIF in PowerPoint

  • It allows us to immediately capture the public’s short attention span.
  • It allows us to respond to many of the public’s preconceived opinions with fewer words.
  • It is a good guide for addressing an urgent topic.

Tips if you add gifs to your PowerPoint presentation

  • Make the presentation easy to follow.
  • Use humour
  • Combine GIF images with your text.

Insert an animated GIF into PowerPoint from your computer.

  • Select the slide to which you want to add the animated GIF.
  • On the Insert tab of the Ribbon Command Bar, click Images.
  • In the Insert Image dialog box, navigate to the location of the animated GIF you want to add.
  • Select the file, then click Insert or Open.
  • To play the animation, select the Slideshow tab on the Ribbon, and then from the Start Slideshow group, select From Current Slide


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Inserting an animated GIF in PowerPoint via online image search

  • If you don’t have a GIF on your computer, you can use the online image search to find one. Go to the slide to which you want to add the GIF.
  • Click Insert in the top navigation and select Online Images (PowerPoint 2013 and later).
  • In the pop-up field, search for an image to use in your presentation. You can refine your search by entering gif.
  • By default, “Creative Commons Only” is disabled. If you only want to use legal images in your presentation, then leave the box checked.
  • Select the desired image and click Insert to add it to your slide. Refine your search further using specific keywords. For example, if you enter the GIF of a desktop, only animated images related to a desktop will be displayed.
  • Note that the animated GIFs in the online option include image sources. It is best to keep them in your presentation for legal protection, even if they are licensed under a Creative Commons license.

How to find GIF files

If you do not wish to use a GIF that you have downloaded to your computer, use PowerPoint’s online image search feature to find a GIF.

  • Open PowerPoint and go to the slide to which you want to add a GIF.
  • Go to Insert.
  • Select Clip Art in PowerPoint 2010 or Online Images in PowerPoint 2013 or later.
  • Enter animated images or GIFs in the search box and press Enter. Limit your options by adding a keyword, such as animated duck or corporate GIF.
  • Check the Creative Commons Only box to search for images that you are legally permitted to use in your presentation.
  • Select the desired GIF and choose Insert to add it to the slide.

Conclusion

GIFs are more popular today than ever before and can be a great way to add a touch of personality, character or humor to your PowerPoint presentation.

No matter how you pronounce the word GIF, PowerPoint can handle these animated images to spice up your presentation.

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-an-animated-gif-to-a-slide-3a04f755-25a9-42c4-8cc1-1da4148aef01



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