# Animated gif **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [June 20, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-gif/23669 "2003-06-20T20:25:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![three\_suns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@three\_suns](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/three_suns)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-gif/23669/1 "2003-06-20T20:25:10Z")
so i have been on the hunt " for the answer" of a animated gif… my project calls for animated gifs’ but when i export my flash movie into a animated gif and preview it in / DW it does’nt animate… any opinions???:cyclops: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-gif/23669/2 "2003-06-20T20:29:46Z")
how are you exporting (exactly)? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-gif/23669/3 "2003-06-20T20:33:02Z")
I don’t think it will animate IN DW, you have to preview in browser and it should animate… that is… if you exported correctly. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-gif/23669/4 "2003-06-20T20:50:01Z")
and correctly - which Ill just say now instead of confirming, is through export MOVIE not image. Theres an animated gif option there. 🙂