Make it so GIF files can play.

It would be good if GIF files can play in online presentations.

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Don shared this idea · April 30, 2018 · Flag idea as inappropriate… · Admin →

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AdminPowerPoint Product Team [MSFT] (Product Manager, Office.com) responded · January 31, 2019

Thank you for your feature request! We are excited to announce that animated gif files can now playback in slide show in PowerPoint Online!

To give it a try, you may add your animated gif file to a presentation via “Insert → Picture”, and then present your slide via “View → From Current Slide” (or, “From Beginning”, if you prefer). The animated gif should play in your presentation now!

Enjoy, and please keep voting on the features in your wish list :)

Thanks!
PowerPoint Team

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Dara commented · February 08, 2021 06:45 · Flag as inappropriate

it still doesnt't work :-( Come on, with homeschooling and Corona let me entertain my students with GIFS!

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Tomas Ramirez commented · January 26, 2021 19:39 · Flag as inappropriate

Can someone specify the format and file size of the gifs that do work online?

Please!

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Keyon-Dre Williams commented · January 19, 2021 10:02 · Flag as inappropriate

Still doesnt work on web but works on pc in app when in presentation mode.

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Azin commented · January 14, 2021 15:27 · Flag as inappropriate

This still doesn't work on the web or Mac ... not sure about PC.

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Emma commented · December 18, 2020 11:31 · Flag as inappropriate

I came here vote for this feature, which is still unavailable yet, the voting is closed and GIF STILL WON'T PLAY IN SLIDESHOW mode. What do we need to do make this happen? It almost 2021. Come on man!

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kevin commented · December 15, 2020 21:14 · Flag as inappropriate

Does NOT work once I present - glad I wasted so much time on this.

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mojimo commented · October 27, 2020 00:08 · Flag as inappropriate

Animated gif doesn't work. I tried drag&drop as well as insert as picture. IT shows first image of the gif but is not moving forward. Gif is 20MB.

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[Deleted User] commented · October 13, 2020 05:28 · Flag as inappropriate

Just adding to the voices saying that this doesn't work. One of the gifs work online in Onedrive, the others don't. I have tried re-uploading and viewing in slideshow view but only the one gif works.

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Fadhrul commented · October 01, 2020 23:23 · Flag as inappropriate

Its good for presentation.cool....

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Anonymous commented · September 06, 2020 06:21 · Flag as inappropriate

This used to work previously but isnt working for newly attached gifs (old files the gif is animated)

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Anonymous commented · August 20, 2020 11:14 · Flag as inappropriate

My gif won't work, please helpt!

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Anonymous commented · July 09, 2020 17:00 · Flag as inappropriate

Works intermittenly

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Les commented · July 06, 2020 07:23 · Flag as inappropriate

One gif works, the others don't. I really need these to work.

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Anonymous commented · May 23, 2020 12:59 · Flag as inappropriate

Nopes. Not working.

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Anonymous commented · May 17, 2020 03:25 · Flag as inappropriate

It doesnt work still can you fix that

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LE POITTEVIN commented · April 20, 2020 07:59 · Flag as inappropriate

IT DOESN'T WORK !

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John commented · April 05, 2020 08:17 · Flag as inappropriate

Completed?

I am viewing a presentation created off line, via online PP. Animated GIF's are seen as static images.

NOT GOOD.

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Anonymous commented · March 15, 2020 15:38 · Flag as inappropriate

This sucks...still doesn't work...fix it !!!!!!!!!!!!

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rubillan commented · February 06, 2020 15:11 · Flag as inappropriate

gostaria de colocar gifs animados e reproduzi em slide

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Anonymous commented · January 21, 2020 20:37 · Flag as inappropriate

IT DONT WORK

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