Powerpoint gif filter

[cluey]

I am trying to open a gif file directly into Powerpoint. I don't want to
import it, but simply go file/open abc.gif.

It says you can't do this, but there is a filter gif32.flt which gives the
impression you can.
Can't find gif32.flt or any other way of doing what I am trying.

Any suggestions?

 

[Michael Koerner]

You cannot open a gif file using PowerPoint, you need a paint program to do
that. You can however insert a gif file into a PowerPoint presentation

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


I am trying to open a gif file directly into Powerpoint. I don't want to
import it, but simply go file/open abc.gif.

It says you can't do this, but there is a filter gif32.flt which gives the
impression you can.
Can't find gif32.flt or any other way of doing what I am trying.

Any suggestions?

 

[lost]

a gif file is a picture
insert menu -> picture -> from file

lost