Powerpoint
How to Add a GIF to PowerPoint (and Stop It Being Annoying)
GIFs – those soundless videos that loop continuously – have become so widely used on social media, and are now finding their way into PowerPoint presentations. A special thanks to our friends at Buffalo7 for putting together this great guide, not only showing how to add a GIF, but also why you would want to do it.
And the best bit? It even shows you how to stop a GIF from looping! Surely all GIFs can get pretty annoying after a while? Can you imagine what effect they would have on your audience if they were looping continuously on your slide? But don’t worry, there’s a fairly straightforward solution.
To find out how, head over to How to insert a GIF into a PowerPoint presentation.
Rosie Hoyland
Commissioning Editor at Presentation Guru
Rosie was the Commissioning Editor at Presentation Guru. She is a writer and content creator and has worked for many years as a print and digital designer.
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daveclark966
13th August 2019 at 9:51 am
If you want to make some edition to your animated GIF before inserting it to your PowerPoint, you can always choose some GIF editors to do that. Among all animated GIF editors, Avdshare Video Converter is one of the professional ones.
Rosie Hoyland
20th August 2019 at 9:05 am
That sounds useful – we’ll check it out.