How to Use a GIF

• 1). Select the GIF image(s) you wish to work with. If you know how, you can create a GIF image from scratch using a graphics program, such as Adobe Photoshop. You can also obtain GIF images to use by purchasing a ClipArt CD, which will probably contain over 1,000 images. If that still doesn’t supply you with the perfect image, you can always go surfing for free GIF images by using Google Image Search.
  
  
• 2). Upload the GIF images to your server. Simply do this the same way you always add files to your server. If you use a Content Management System (CMS), such as Joomla or WordPress, then there is most likely an upload feature inside the CMS that can be used. If you develop your web sites the “old school” way, then connect to the server via FTP and upload the GIF images to the directory where your image files are stored.
  
  
• 3). Reference the image in the code for the page where you would like the image to appear. This is much easier if you are using a CMS, because all you have to do is select the image from a list and drop it into place. If you are coding your web site using the old style of manual coding, then you will need to reference the image with a code similar to the following:<img src=”folder-name/image-name.gif” height=”##” width=”##” align=”left-right-center” alt=”descriptive text here”></img>Note that the ## for height and width will represent the measurements of the image in pixels. These fields are optional, so you can leave them off if you are not sure of the size of your image.