How to make an animated gif on a imac

Hi guys
I am running an Imac OS X 10.9.4.
I would really like to make some animated gif's if possible.
Can anyone help me please?
I tried some instructions using Preview, but my preview does not allow saving a file as a .gif, nor does half the things I found on Google earlier.
Thanks in advance.

you could give gimp a try it's free
http://lifehacker.com/the-complete-guide-to-making-animated-gifs-1503276993
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