Embed Animated GIFs in Entourage for Mac OS X

If you are using Entourage as your email client on Mac OS X, then you are probably having the same problem when trying to embed moving animated GIF files in your emails. Entourage will let you create simple HTML emails such as modified fonts but not complex ones like tables or animations. So when you try to embed an animation, it gets attached as a still JPEG or a static GIF. There is, of course, a workaround for this issue.

Create your e-mail in Microsoft Word. Open a new document and go to Insert → Picture → From file…

Compose your email. Once you’re ready, go to File → Send To → Mail Recipient (as HTML)…

This will open up a new window in Entourage with your composed e-mail.

Hit Send and you’ll notice the animation is moving and embedded in the email!

It’s a extra few steps, but it can be done!