After you create and optimize an animation, it is ready to export. You can export an animation as an Animated GIF, as a Flash SWF file, or as multiple files.

If your document contains more than one animation, you can insert slices on top of each animation to export each using different animation settings, such as looping and frame delay.

For information about exporting to multiple files, see Exporting frames or layers. For information about exporting animations as Flash SWF files, see Working with Adobe Flash.

To export an animation as an animated GIF:

  1. Select Edit > Deselect to deselect all slices and objects, and select Animated GIF as the file format in the Optimize panel.

    For more information on optimizing, see Optimizing GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP, and PICT files.

  2. Select File > Export.
  3. In the Export dialog box, type a name for the file and select the destination.
  4. Click Export.

To export multiple animations with different animation settings as animated GIFs:

  1. Shift-click the animations to select them all.
  2. Select Edit > Insert > Slice.

    A message box appears, asking if you want to insert one slice or multiple slices.

  3. Click Multiple.
  4. Select each slice individually and use the Frames panel to set different animation settings for each. For more information about animation settings, see Creating Animation.
  5. Select all the slices you would like to animate, and select Animated GIF as the file format in the Optimize panel.

    For more information on optimizing, see Optimizing GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP, and PICT files.

  6. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) each slice and select Export Selected Slice from the context menu to export each slice individually. In the Export dialog box, type a name for each file, select the destination, and click Export.