It is an easy process to animate a circle. To begin, open up Microsoft GIF Animator. On the GIF Animator screen there should be a tool bar with a folder icon. Click that icon and open the first image (circle001.gif). This should fill-in one of the boxes on the left of the animator window. This is your first frame.
To insert more frames choose the icon on the top with the page and a plus sign on it. Insert the next image you made (circle002.gif). This should make another thumbnail on the left. Highlight that thumbnail by clicking on the image. Move the image below the second image. To do this just press the down arrow on the keyboard or the down arrow icon on the toolbar. Insert the first image again and move it below the second frame using the same method as the insertion of image 2. Now insert the third image(circle003.gif) and move it below the all the frames. Your animation is almost done.
You can play the animation by pressing the play button on the left of the "?" icon on the toolbar. This shows how the animation looks when played once. To make the animation play a couple of times click on the tab "Animation" on the right of the screen. After the tab has been clicked click the box that says looping. Here you can insert the number of times you want the animation to repeat or have it repeat forever. After you are satisfied with the end product, click the Save As icon on the toolbar and save your animation. Now you can insert your animation on your web page. Here is what the animation would look like if you used the Repeat Loop Forever option with the frames on this page.
