Turn PowerPoint Slides into Animated GIFs
Create looping, lightweight presentations perfect for email, social, and more without the fuss of video exports.
By Rodger Mansfield, Technology Editor
June 30, 2025
Or wished your team could preview a deck in Slack without downloading a file?
Here's a Cool Tip: Turn PowerPoint slides into Animated GIFs.
Enter the humble .GIF, not just for memes anymore, but a surprisingly practical format for sharing visual summaries of your slides.
Microsoft has baked a GIF export feature right into PowerPoint.
And it’s more than a gimmick: it’s a slick shortcut for turning presentations into lightweight, looping visuals that work almost anywhere.
What You'll Gain
- Quick-share presentations as animated GIFs
- Bypass large video files and bulky email attachments
- Bring motion to newsletters, social posts, and training content