Go to Get Information, and there you can select the program you want to open your gif. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Sprando" <janesprando at comcast.net> To: "A place to discuss Macintosh Computers in the home." <homemac at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [HM] Forwarding email with animated gif > Guy, how do you prevent Preview from automatically opening the GIF? > > Jane > > > > Subject: Re: [HM] Forwarding email with animated gif > > > > When you download a gif instead of opening it with Preview or any other > > photo program, drag and drop it on your web browser icon. Or you can > > open it through your web browser by using File-Open. > > > > Forwarding photo's in general from some service providers such as AOL > > can be hit or miss. Your best bet is to send them directly. > > > > > > Guy > > > > > > > > Sue Rodriguez wrote: > >> I have also had trouble forwarding animated gifs. Most of the time, they > >> arrive as a square with a red X in it. If I try downloading them, I get > >> only one picture, but in PREVIEW, I can see the entire number of separate > >> pictures that make up the gif. > >> > >> Sue > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > HomeMac mailing list > > HomeMac at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/homemac > > _______________________________________________ > HomeMac mailing list > HomeMac at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/homemac