Thursday, January 15, 2009

Viewing Animated Gif's in Outlook 2007

I use Outlook 2007 at work, basically because, well ... I don't have a choice. Since upgrading from 2003 to 2007, I've noticed that animated gif images (embedded) are not animated. I asked around, but it seems that everyone has the same problem, a google search revealed that there are loads of people in the same boat as me. The problem has been posted on forums all over the net.

Here's a workaround that I've found though :



  1. Double Click on the message to open it in a full window (not in the preview pane).


  2. Click the Other Options icon, and then select View in Browser from the drop-down menu.



  3. A browser window will open containing the mail message, including all embedded gif files, fully animated.



It's cumbersome I know, but it sure beats wondering what you were missing out on...
Only other solution I can come up with is to forward the mail to your gmail account.

4 comments:

  1. In Gmail, you can import your POP3 or IMAM account so you won't have to forward your mail..

    But it still sucks that gif's are not supported.

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