How to Add Animated GIFs in Google Slides for More Lively Presentations
This article will show you how to insert animated GIFs in Google Slides or more dynamic presentations.
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Drag and Drop to Add an Animated GIF to a Google Slide
The easiest method to put animated GIFs on a Google Slide is to drag and drop them from the desktop. Open Google Slide and the slide where you want to place the GIF. Then, select the downloaded GIF on your desktop and drop it on the slide.
Copy-pasting a GIF to a slide turns it into a static image. Also, Google Slides doesn’t support Google’s ownWebP file format, in which few GIFs are saved on your desktop from sites like Tumblr.
How to Insert an Animated GIF From the Google Slide Menu
The Insert menu offers several options to upload animated GIFs to your Google Slide. If you have usedanimated GIFs in Google Docs, you will find them familiar. Open a slide and take your pick from the three main methods below.
Upload From Computer
This is the obvious option when creating GIFs on your PC or converting a YouTube snippet into an animated GIF.
Search the Web
You can find a rich collection of animated GIFs using the right keywords. For instance, useGoogle’s Advanced Image Searchto find images with the right size, aspect ratio, or type (animated), among other parameters.
You can select the little magnifying lens icon on the image to preview the file in the Google sidebar. Then, selectInserton the Preview window.
If the URL doesn’t embed the GIF on the slide, use the shareable URL or see if you can strip the hyperlink of the extra parameters that trail the .gif file format extension.
you’re able to also pick up an animation from any otherDrivefolder, access them fromPhotos, or pick them up from another Drive document.
Tips for Creatively Adding GIFs to Google Slides
Displaying animated GIFs in a Google Slide is the easy part. But then, you have to apply your creativity to artfully place and design the slide so that the animation doesn’t look out of place. So here are some suggestions for presenting with an animated GIF.
Remember always to ensure that you have permission to use the animated GIFs. Also, check thetype of Creative Commons licensethe graphic comes with.
Don’t Overuse GIF Animations
Subtlety is the key to using GIF animations, and it shouldn’t take over the message. Animated GIFs are visual aids, which may be right for some presentations while jarring for others. For instance, you may have a lot of creative flexibility in a presentation for school but not for a business presentation. So, try out animated GIFs in Google Slides for more interactive presentations.
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