Creating animated GIF files
It's easy to create animated GIF files. You create the animation as a series of separate frames, edit the properties of each frame in the Frame Gallery and then just export the animation.
To create an animated GIF you must open the document as Animated. Refer to Creating new documents for details of how to do this.
 To create an animated 
 GIF
 To create an animated 
 GIF
1. Open the Frame Gallery by choosing Frame Gallery on the Utilities menu. For a new document the Frame Gallery shows a single frame.
2. Draw what you want to appear in this first frame.
3. In the Frame Gallery click New to create the next frame.
4. Set the Background and Overlay flags as required.
5. Create the objects you want to appear in this frame.
6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 until you have built up the sequence of frames.
7. Set the delay for each frame by right-clicking on each bitmap in the gallery and selecting Properties.
8. Before saving the Animated GIF you can preview either a single frame or the complete animation. Click Preview to open the Preview window.
9. To save out the animation, choose Export Animated GIF from the File menu.
Movies (not working in this version)
Tips
 You can create frames in any order 
 then use the Frame Gallery to arrange them in the correct order.
 You can create frames in any order 
 then use the Frame Gallery to arrange them in the correct order.
 To hide a frame (not make it part 
 of the animation) right-click on the frame to display a pop-up menu. Deselect 
 Show Frame on the menu. There’s 
 a similar option on the Frame tab of the Properties dialog box (click 
 Properties on the Frame Gallery).
 To hide a frame (not make it part 
 of the animation) right-click on the frame to display a pop-up menu. Deselect 
 Show Frame on the menu. There’s 
 a similar option on the Frame tab of the Properties dialog box (click 
 Properties on the Frame Gallery).
 Instead of creating a new frame 
 you can also copy any of the existing frames by clicking Copy 
 in the Frame Gallery. This is useful where you want a moving object in 
 the animation. Copy the frame, move the object slightly, repeat this operation 
 until you have built up the complete animated sequence.
 Instead of creating a new frame 
 you can also copy any of the existing frames by clicking Copy 
 in the Frame Gallery. This is useful where you want a moving object in 
 the animation. Copy the frame, move the object slightly, repeat this operation 
 until you have built up the complete animated sequence.
 To create a Transparent Animated 
 GIF (the background is transparent), select Make 
 background transparent on the Animation tab of the Properties dialog 
 box (click Properties on the Frame 
 Gallery).
 To create a Transparent Animated 
 GIF (the background is transparent), select Make 
 background transparent on the Animation tab of the Properties dialog 
 box (click Properties on the Frame 
 Gallery).
 You may want part of an object at 
 the edge of the Animated GIF. You can use Intersect 
 (on the Combine Shapes submenu of the Arrange menu) to cut objects.
 You may want part of an object at 
 the edge of the Animated GIF. You can use Intersect 
 (on the Combine Shapes submenu of the Arrange menu) to cut objects.
 To select objects in multiple frames 
 select All Visible and All 
 Editable in the Frame Gallery.
 To select objects in multiple frames 
 select All Visible and All 
 Editable in the Frame Gallery. 
 
 To make the final animation a specific 
 size: Select All Visible and All Editable; select all objects; and 
 then use the Selector Tool to set 
 the size. You can then export the animated GIF.
 To make the final animation a specific 
 size: Select All Visible and All Editable; select all objects; and 
 then use the Selector Tool to set 
 the size. You can then export the animated GIF.
 If an object uses a named color 
 and you want to change that color part way though the animation, click 
 Make Local to Frame on the Color 
 Editor. This creates a new named color local to that frame. See Color 
 Editor - advanced operations for details.
 If an object uses a named color 
 and you want to change that color part way though the animation, click 
 Make Local to Frame on the Color 
 Editor. This creates a new named color local to that frame. See Color 
 Editor - advanced operations for details.
 Some programs do not support animated 
 GIF files. For example versions of Netscape before Version 2 and Internet 
 Explorer before version 3.
 Some programs do not support animated 
 GIF files. For example versions of Netscape before Version 2 and Internet 
 Explorer before version 3.