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<p class="P2">Select the animated object.</p>
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<p class="P2">Choose the <span class="T1">File - Export</span> command. The <span class="T1">Export</span> dialog appears.</p>
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<p class="P2">Select GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) as the file type.</p>
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<p class="P2">Check the <span class="T1">Selection</span> check box to export only the select object to a file, not the entire page.</p>
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<p class="P2">Specify a location and name for the animated GIF file. Click <span class="T1">Save</span>.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph">Animated GIF files - and other graphics - can be embedded in your documents (<span class="T1">Insert - Graphics</span>). You can also organize your animated GIFs in the Gallery. Drag the object into a theme folder of the Gallery.</p>