Animations can be set to play when viewers click them on a Web page or automatically when the Web page is loaded in the browser. Animations can also be set play once and stop or continuously run. The next lesson shows you how to easily assemble an animated GIF and place it on a Web page. To create an animated GIF 1 Open the document named “Animation.cnv” in the Tutorial folder. This document contains a series of illustrations that will become the frames of an animated GIF. 2 Choose Layout > Document Layout from the Menu bar to open the Document Layout palette. Use this palette to examine the six frames which comprise this Animation Document. 3 “Frame 1” is highlighted. Select “Frame 2,” “Frame 3,” “Frame 4,” “Frame 5,” and “Frame 6” respectively. Notice that the image changes with each successive frame. 4 Return to “Frame 1” by clicking on “Frame 1” to highlight it. You are now ready to save the file as an animated GIF. To save a document as an animated GIF 1 Choose File > Save As from the Menu bar to open the direc- tory dialog box. 2 Select the “GIF Animated” file format and choose OK to accept the default file name (Animation.GIF). 3 The Animated GIF Options dialog box opens. Select the foll- wing options for optimum results: •   Transparent Background •   Interlaced •   Antialiasing •   Differential frames •   Infinite Loop. Placing animated GIFs After you have saved your animated GIF file, you can place the ani- mation in any Canvas documents you design for the Web.
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