Sue, where are you finding Get Info? Or are you not in the email program, like Outlook Express? Jane > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > HomeMac mailing list > HomeMac at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/homemac