Image.gif animated

i want to use an animated image, i've exported as gif, do i have to change the settings too? another question why an image change inside the timeline is one size and the main stage the size change bigger.
Thanks for the answer in advance
Regards.
Joselyn

Are you asking why an imported graphic is larger on the stage in Flash than it was when you imported it? If that's the case, then the original artwork was probably at a resolution higher than 72 ppi. Flash works at screen resolution, 72 ppi. So, if your original art is saved at, say, 300 ppi, then when you import that art into Flash it looks about 4 times its original size.
The best thing to do, if this is your situation, is to resize the art in Photoshop to 72 ppi and then import that new art into Flash.

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Gumbo Al
I was given a number of .gif animations to edit and re-deploy
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