PPT97: Animated GIF Images Don't Work in the Viewer

ID: Q247554

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer to show a presentation that contains animated GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) images, the images are not animated during the slide show.

CAUSE

The PowerPoint Viewer is restricted to the capabilities of PowerPoint 97. PowerPoint 97 does not have the capability to play back animated GIF images that you have inserted into a presentation.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q234167 PPT97: PowerPoint 97 Doesn't Support Animated GIFs

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: ppt powerpnt ppt9 9.0 ppt2k 2k 97 viewer veiwer runtime ppt2000 cdrom presentations running copying moving playing missing static

Keywords : kbdta kbviewer
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb