In ppt 2003 I could use an animated gif as fill for Word Art. As an example I 
could type in the word flame as Word Art and for the picture fill I would use 
an animated flame gif. Doesn't work with the new 2007 ppt I have just 
purchased. Does anyone know if this is a setting issue. a feature not 
supported in 2007 or possibly a bug. Cheers.

Hi Warren,

I just tried using a Gif as Fill for a Wordart object. It seemed to work 
fine when I press the "Slideshow" button. I think there might be an issue 
with your image.  Try creating a new animated gif. Is the gif that you are 
using copied from another powerpoint or it comes from a source such as a 
website?

Vicente.

"Warren" wrote:

> In ppt 2003 I could use an animated gif as fill for Word Art. As an example I 
> could type in the word flame as Word Art and for the picture fill I would use 
> an animated flame gif. Doesn't work with the new 2007 ppt I have just 
> purchased. Does anyone know if this is a setting issue. a feature not 
> supported in 2007 or possibly a bug. Cheers.

Hi Warren,

I just tried using a Gif as Fill for a Wordart object. It seemed to work 
fine when I press the "Slideshow" button. I think there might be an issue 
with your image.  Try creating a new animated gif. Is the gif that you are 
using copied from another powerpoint or it comes from a source such as a 
website?

Vicente.

"Warren" wrote:

> In ppt 2003 I could use an animated gif as fill for Word Art. As an example I 
> could type in the word flame as Word Art and for the picture fill I would use 
> an animated flame gif. Doesn't work with the new 2007 ppt I have just 
> purchased. Does anyone know if this is a setting issue. a feature not 
> supported in 2007 or possibly a bug. Cheers.

Doesn't seem to work here in 2007(I'm probably glad of that!)
-- 
john ATSIGN PPTAlchemy.co.uk

Free PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials
http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoint_hints_and_tips_tutorials.html






"vttotal" wrote:

> Hi Warren,
> 
> I just tried using a Gif as Fill for a Wordart object. It seemed to work 
> fine when I press the "Slideshow" button. I think there might be an issue 
> with your image.  Try creating a new animated gif. Is the gif that you are 
> using copied from another powerpoint or it comes from a source such as a 
> website?
> 
> Vicente.
> 
> "Warren" wrote:
> 
> > In ppt 2003 I could use an animated gif as fill for Word Art. As an example I 
> > could type in the word flame as Word Art and for the picture fill I would use 
> > an animated flame gif. Doesn't work with the new 2007 ppt I have just 
> > purchased. Does anyone know if this is a setting issue. a feature not 
> > supported in 2007 or possibly a bug. Cheers.

The gif appears animated, ONLY while in slideshow
"vttotal" <vttotal@discussions.microsoft.com> a �crit dans le message de 
news: F3EA1E64-0969-451E-9D39-2627E16D3BA6@microsoft.com...
> Hi Warren,
>
> I just tried using a Gif as Fill for a Wordart object. It seemed to work
> fine when I press the "Slideshow" button. I think there might be an issue
> with your image.  Try creating a new animated gif. Is the gif that you are
> using copied from another powerpoint or it comes from a source such as a
> website?
>
> Vicente.
>
> "Warren" wrote:
>
>> In ppt 2003 I could use an animated gif as fill for Word Art. As an 
>> example I
>> could type in the word flame as Word Art and for the picture fill I would 
>> use
>> an animated flame gif. Doesn't work with the new 2007 ppt I have just
>> purchased. Does anyone know if this is a setting issue. a feature not
>> supported in 2007 or possibly a bug. Cheers. 

The animated gif is animated while in slideshow but stays non-animated in 
the WordArt
"vttotal" <vttotal@discussions.microsoft.com> a �crit dans le message de 
news: D39EE2E7-4DC6-4706-B333-BE12733FA14B@microsoft.com...
> Hi Warren,
>
> I just tried using a Gif as Fill for a Wordart object. It seemed to work
> fine when I press the "Slideshow" button. I think there might be an issue
> with your image.  Try creating a new animated gif. Is the gif that you are
> using copied from another powerpoint or it comes from a source such as a
> website?
>
> Vicente.
>
> "Warren" wrote:
>
>> In ppt 2003 I could use an animated gif as fill for Word Art. As an 
>> example I
>> could type in the word flame as Word Art and for the picture fill I would 
>> use
>> an animated flame gif. Doesn't work with the new 2007 ppt I have just
>> purchased. Does anyone know if this is a setting issue. a feature not
>> supported in 2007 or possibly a bug. Cheers. 

It didn't work for me, either, in PPT 2007.

-- 
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


"John Wilson" <john AT technologytrish.co DOT uk> wrote in message 
news:BE28379B-28AF-4363-8AD8-F30DF6013AB4@microsoft.com...
> Doesn't seem to work here in 2007(I'm probably glad of that!)
> -- 
> john ATSIGN PPTAlchemy.co.uk
>
> Free PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials
> http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoint_hints_and_tips_tutorials.html
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "vttotal" wrote:
>
>> Hi Warren,
>>
>> I just tried using a Gif as Fill for a Wordart object. It seemed to work
>> fine when I press the "Slideshow" button. I think there might be an issue
>> with your image.  Try creating a new animated gif. Is the gif that you 
>> are
>> using copied from another powerpoint or it comes from a source such as a
>> website?
>>
>> Vicente.
>>
>> "Warren" wrote:
>>
>> > In ppt 2003 I could use an animated gif as fill for Word Art. As an 
>> > example I
>> > could type in the word flame as Word Art and for the picture fill I 
>> > would use
>> > an animated flame gif. Doesn't work with the new 2007 ppt I have just
>> > purchased. Does anyone know if this is a setting issue. a feature not
>> > supported in 2007 or possibly a bug. Cheers. 

Huh. I wonder if it's got to do with whether the GIF header is set to loop 
or something.

Was the GIF you used an online clip? If so, can you direct us to it so we 
can try that particular clip, too?! That'd be great.

-- 
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


"vttotal" <vttotal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:F3EA1E64-0969-451E-9D39-2627E16D3BA6@microsoft.com...
> Hi Warren,
>
> I just tried using a Gif as Fill for a Wordart object. It seemed to work
> fine when I press the "Slideshow" button. I think there might be an issue
> with your image.  Try creating a new animated gif. Is the gif that you are
> using copied from another powerpoint or it comes from a source such as a
> website?
>
> Vicente.
>
> "Warren" wrote:
>
>> In ppt 2003 I could use an animated gif as fill for Word Art. As an 
>> example I
>> could type in the word flame as Word Art and for the picture fill I would 
>> use
>> an animated flame gif. Doesn't work with the new 2007 ppt I have just
>> purchased. Does anyone know if this is a setting issue. a feature not
>> supported in 2007 or possibly a bug. Cheers.