[HM] Forwarding email with animated gif

Jane Sprando janesprando at comcast.net
Thu Jan 6 18:08:05 PST 2005


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."
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> 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
>>>> 
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