I don't think I know what you have.....can you post a picture?

Do a search for "gif" the .gif files are the files you see on webpages that move. There are numerous sites that offer them for free. You just have to search. Usually I will type in "animated gif free" or something like that. Just make sure you read the terms of the site before using their gif. Most sites also explain how to save them on your computer. One other thing, they must be opened in your internet browser to work. You didn't specify what your project was so I am guessing it is something that will be on the internet or use a browser. -renee

I just figured it out: Internet Explorer Saves Images As Bitmaps (.bmp Files) Applies To SUMMARY When you save an image in Microsoft Internet Explorer, the image is saved by default as a bitmap (.bmp). You do not have the option to save the image by using an extension other than .bmp. You experience this behavior even when the image uses a different format (such as .gif or .jpeg). For example, when you right-click an image on a Web page, and then click Save Picture As, the file name that appears in the File name box is Untitled, and the file type that appears in the Save as type box is Bitmap (*.bmp). CAUSE This behavior may occur if a damaged program file (for example, an ActiveX or Java object) is downloaded to the SystemRoot\Downloaded Program Files folder on your hard disk. RESOLUTION To troubleshoot and resolve this behavior, empty the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder, and then delete the files in the Downloaded Program Files folder that are listed as either Unknown or Damaged. To do so: Start Internet Explorer (if it is not already started). Empty the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder. To do so: On the Tools menu, click Internet Options. Click the General tab. Under Temporary Internet files, click Delete Files. When you are prompted to delete all temporary Internet files, click OK. In the Downloaded Program Files folder on your hard disk, remove the files that are listed as either Unknown or Damaged. To do so: On the Tools menu, click Internet Options. Click the General tab. Under Temporary Internet files, click Settings. Click View Objects. The list of program files that are downloaded to the SystemRoot\Downloaded Program Files folder on your hard disk appears in the Downloaded Program Files window. In the Status column, note the files that are listed as either Unknown or Damaged. Remove these files. To do so, right-click the file, and then click Remove. When you are prompted to confirm the removal, click Yes. Close the Downloaded Program Files window, and then click OK two times. Save an image in Internet Explorer to test and determine if the issue is resolved. If the issue continues to occur after you remove all downloaded program files that are listed as Unknown or Damaged, try removing the other downloaded program files that are on the list. Note: The next time that you need one of the files that you removed from the Downloaded Program Files folder, you will receive a prompt to download the file to your hard disk in Internet Explorer. MORE INFORMATION For additional information about how to troubleshoot a similar issue, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 260650 Internet Explorer Does Not Save Graphics Files in the Proper Format if Username:Password Is Part of the URL 250747 Right-Clicking, Selecting 'Save Picture As' Does Not Save Image with Correct Extension The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows XP Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 2000 Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows Millennium Edition Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98 Second Edition Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 2000 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows Millennium Edition Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98 Second Edition Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows

I imagine you can embed an animated gif the same as you would any image. Upload it to one of the many image hosting sites and use the HTML code they provide. Of course you can always grab the direct link and use it in a simple template such as this: <img src="URLofTheImage"> Most image hosting sites allow direct(hot) linking, but at least one I can think of does not. Personally, I would, and do, avoid such hosts. As an example, there's a rotating smiley located at: http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww7/chuggerguy/stylish/rotatingSmiley_zpsf88451d6.gif To post it here, I could either grab the HTML embed code they provide or plug that URL(address) into the template above, like this: <img src="http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww7/chuggerguy/stylish/rotatingSmiley_zpsf88451d6.gif"> Which once posted here becomes: BTW, an actual direct link to an image almost always starts with http/s, ends with an image extension such as gif, png, jpg, jpeg, etc. and does not include a question mark in between. The presence of a question mark usually(always?) indicates what you have is not the direct URL of the image but instead, of a page that displays the image, and that won't work.