How to Save a GIF From PowerPoint

Learn to export GIFs from PPT presentations in no time

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Do you want to create a PowerPoint presentation and are looking for a way to lighten up your content a little?Or you just had an idea for an animated GIF but didn’t know where to begin?

Then GIF files might be a good choice in addition to videos and pictures. Read on to find out how to save a GIF image in PowerPoint to your PC.

What is a GIF?

The GIF format is one of the oldest file formats for pixel images and it meansgraphics interchange format.

What makes GIFs stand out is that they can display motion. GIF works similarly to flipbooks: a stack of images is shown in quick succession.

This article explains below how you can easily save animated GIFs from a PowerPoint slideshow. All instructions listed here apply to PowerPoint in MicrosoftOffice365.

How can I save a GIF from PowerPoint?

1. Make a GIF from a PowerPoint slideshow

1. Open your desired presentation inPowerPoint, and go toFile.

2.Click onExport, and selectCreate an Animated GIF.

Set up the desired quality for the GIF. The default quality isMedium.
Choose the desired minimumSeconds spent on each slide.
SelectCreate GIF.
Wait for PowerPoint to finish processing your animated GIF. The amount of time necessary depends on the size and quality you set for it.

You will be notified when the GIF is done and be able to view it.

The easiest way to save a GIF from PowerPoint is by creating a slideshow and turning it into a GIF.With the feature Export/Save As Animated GIF, you can now create your ideas inPowerPoint.

Basically, you create the perfect presentation that you want to convert to a GIF, then select the amount of time you want every slide to last for, as well as the video quality, and that’s it.

All animations and media (such as GIF) on your slides will be included in the saved GIF file. In case you want to not include a slide into your GIF, you need to hide it from your slideshow presentation prior to creating the GIF.

2. Convert slides individually into GIF files

3. Save GIFs in PowerPoint from the web

If you have a GIF from the web that you imported into PowerPoint, you can save it to your PC with a quick workaround,as seen on Reddit:

The Create GIF function takes into account shapes, text, images, SVGs, videos, animated GIFs, 3D models, and all animations and slide transitions from PowerPoint.

It is advisable to let the PowerPoint file run as a slide show before exporting it. This will give you a clear idea in advance of how your animated GIF file will look.

We hope you managed to save a GIF from PowerPoint using our guide. Once they’re in your download folder you can go ahead and easilyadd GIFs to your Outlook email.

Let us know in the comments section whether you had any trouble following our steps.

How to Save a GIF From PowerPoint#

What is a GIF?#

How can I save a GIF from PowerPoint?#

1. Make a GIF from a PowerPoint slideshow#

2. Convert slides individually into GIF files#

3. Save GIFs in PowerPoint from the web#