How do I get motion in an email sig using paint shop pro 7? I have
downloaded a small .gif file from the web of a ghosts face. It is at,
http://www.ghost-cafe.com/. the one on the right. I put it in an email
sig that I have made using paint shop pro 7. However, it stops moving
in paint shop. It does move when I open it with the picture viewer
though. Is there a way to get this thing to move in paint shope and
move in the sig using paint shop. If not, what program can I use to
get it to work right?

The file is in a special GIF format in which the stages of the
animation are stored in 'layers'. When you view the file in your Web
browser it 'flips through' the layers one at a time very quickly,
giving the impression of movement. At the moment the only major
programs which do this are web browsers and Microsoft PowerPoint
during a presentation. Most other programs, including Paint Shop Pro,
will simply display the first layer as a static image. (Paint Shop
Pro, does, however, come with an 'Animation Shop' program, which you
can use to open the file and view and edit the layers as separate
images. You can also use this to change the speed of the animation,
and whether it loops around or just plays once and then stops.)

To make the animated graphic do its stuff in your email, you first
need to make sure that you are sending formatted email. You can set
this in Outlook Express by starting a new message and choosing 'Format
- Rich text' from the message window menu.

You should see a formatting toolbar appearing above the text area in
the message window. Click in the text window and then click on the
last button on that toolbar to insert a picture at that location. If
you insert your saved copy of the animated GIF you should see it going
through its paces.

The corresponding steps in Outlook 2002 are: 1. Start a new message.
2. Choose 'Format - HTML' from the message window menu (if you can't
see it try Format - Plain text first); 3. Choose 'Insert - Picture'
from the message window menu.

In order for your recipients to see the animation in your message they
must have the formatted email option turned on for their incoming
mail. If they don't then the picture will arrive as an attachment and
they will have to open it in their web browser to see it in action.

Hope this helps!