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It is a Graphics Interchange Format file. GIFs can be moving or animated, but not always. It is also good for simple graphics, with not too much detail. They are common on the World Wide Web.

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It's a picture file.

Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)

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Where can you find a gif file on my computer?

Open the File Explorer or Finder application on your computer. Navigate to the folder or location where you want to search for GIF files. In the search box, type *.gif and press Enter. This will show you all the files that have the .gif extension in that folder or location.


Which type of image is limited to 256 colors and is commonly used for clip art illustrations on the Web?

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What type of a file that ends with .gif?

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What basic type of files have file extensions of bmp and gif and or jpg?

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What kind of file has a name that ends with gif-?

There is only one file that the name ends with GIF. The only file that ends with GIF is saving a picture.


What is a gif file?

A .gif file is a picture. It is not as compressed as a .jpg file so it appears larger than normal.


Which file type is typically used for videos GIF MPEG MP3 PDF?

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A .GIF is a file and is saved like any other file.


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The extension is actually immaterial. It merely serves to give the operating system a hint as to the file's content, allowing the file to be associated with a particular application, such as a GIF file viewer or an image editor application. In order to save a GIF file, you must first re-encode the image (assuming it is not already in GIF format), and save the output to a file with a GIF extension.


What does the gif file format have?

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