# If a user doesn't have Flash, GIF file shows up?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-a-user-doesnt-have-flash-gif-file-shows-up/159715>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 19, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-a-user-doesnt-have-flash-gif-file-shows-up/159715 "2005-08-19T15:11:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![thebigsadler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb9ed0/32.png) [@thebigsadler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thebigsadler)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-a-user-doesnt-have-flash-gif-file-shows-up/159715/1 "2005-08-19T15:11:49Z")

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I have honestly never heard of this, but someone told me awhile ago that when you publish the .swf file from flash you can check an option that will give you code to replace the .swf with a .gif if the user does not have flash.

Is this true? I tried to search, but I really had no clue what to search for.

Thanks guys…