There are a couple of ways to get anigifs into PPT97.
1. Convert the GIF to AVI, which PPT97 handles nicely. Gif Construction
Set is one converter. http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/gifcon.html
Links to another (and instructions for converting) can be found at
http://www.soniacoleman.com/tutorials
2. You can drag and drop your GIF into PPT. Instructions for this can
also be found at http://www.soniacoleman.com in the Quick Tricks
section. This isn't a good solution if you're planning to distribute
your presentation to anyone, though, or use the PPT viewer to show the
file.
If anigif isn't the issue then holler back.
Echo
MS PPT MVP
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Then go to the "timing" tab and select animate automatically.
This should work in the Viewer as well.
Echo
MS PPT MVP
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.I have the same "problem".
If you find a solution, please let it me know
Thank you in advance
Best regards
Francesco