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.