How to create an animated gif with CS4?

Trying to create an animated gif from 8 images using FW CS4. Can't find "how to" via online FW help. Have done it before with version 8 -- followed the in-house Help db but CS4 doesn't have in-house db. I found a tutorial: http://www.entheosweb.com/website_design/animated_gifs.asp, but talks about opening Frames panel (Windows > Frames) and I can't even find the Frames panel in CS4!
Just trying to create simple animated gif as temporary portfolio. Would also like to click on a different link for each image as it rotates if that's possible but main thing is just to create the gif.
Thanks so much in advance!

For the first part of your question
File > Open, then at the bottom of the dialog Tick the open to Open As Animation.
Then browse/select multiple images, then Open.
This will automatically add each image to a State (Window > State, previously called Frames).
Then adjust the Frame Rate of each State. The default is 7th/100 (a sec). You should see the number 7 to the right of each State. Double click to adjust as desired. 100 = 1 second, 200 = 2 seconds and so on.
Once the animation is configured, go File > Save As > Animated Gif.
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