# Format help **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [November 26, 2002, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/format-help/8657 "2002-11-26T01:45:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![absinthe\_suicid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@absinthe\_suicid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/absinthe_suicid)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/format-help/8657/1 "2002-11-26T01:45:24Z")
[FONT=courier new]I need help! I want to use Flash MX to make icons for my livejournal, but they have to be in .gif, but when I convert the icon to .gif, it’s just one frame. Can anyone help me? Please?[/FONT] ---
**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:** [November 26, 2002, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/format-help/8657/2 "2002-11-26T01:59:26Z")
it sounds like ur trying to make an animated gif and i dont think this can b done in flash. try fireworks or imageready ---
**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:** [November 26, 2002, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/format-help/8657/3 "2002-11-26T05:21:43Z")
go to file, publish settings, click on the gif tab, on playback select animated and that should create a animated gif of your movie. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2002, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/format-help/8657/4 "2002-11-27T07:20:40Z")
thanks.