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Viewing animated GIFs

An animated GIF is a graphic file that shows a short animation. In Preview you can look at each frame in the animation as an individual still image.

To view the frames in an animated GIF:

Step 1

Open the animated GIF in Preview.

Step 2

Choose View > Sidebar.

The sidebar contains a thumbnail image for each frame of the animated GIF. The number of frames in the animation appears in the first thumbnail image.

To show or hide the frames in the animation, click the number in the first thumbnail.

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