Editing an animated gif file

Hi experts,
I have an animated gif file that works in my Dreamweaver website. However, I edited the gif file in Photoshop, changing the image and canvas sizes. When I save it (as a gif), only the top layer is retained, and it's no longer an animation. How can I save the edited file and keep it as an animation that will work on my web page?
Many thanks for hints
Richard

What version of PS are you running? In CS4, 5 and 5.5 (not sure on the others) you simply just open the .gif. It should be in layers - one layer for each frame. You will then need to open the animation panel before making any modifications. If you don't, it will change each frame to the current.
You can't use save as. You need to use save as web or devices then make sure it's a gif and ensure the frames indicator says more than 1. You can then use the play/forward buttons to make sure it looks as you expect.

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