How to Add an Animated GIF to Facebook

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Animated GIF & then text

This post discusses how you can insert two different types of animated GIFs into Facebook. In a nutshell, to add your animated GIF, you first of all paste the URL of the GIF into Facebook. Then you add a few spaces and type in your text.

We first discuss free animated GIFs and then animated GIFs that you create.

Free animated GIFs 

1. Go to a website such as giphy.com and select an animated GIF you like.
2. Select URL in address bar.
3. Cmd C to copy into clipboard.

Animated GIFs you created

1. Add Media button, & Upload Files button
2. Drag GIF from Finder
3. Click Insert Into Post
4. Select text near GIF
5. Look at page in Text mode
6. There will be a URL near text you selected
7. Select URL & Cmd C to copy into clipboard.
8. Click Update button to save all your work.

Click here to learn more.

Create Facebook post

1. Open Facebook
2. Cmd V to paste URL
3. Add a few spaces
4. Type text
5. Click Post button.

You’re finished

Watch the YouTube video below to help you understand every point above.