GIF file with linking URL?

[Guest_imported]

I'm sorry for this being a relatively amature question for these forums...but I'm just trying to find out how to embed a URL link into an animated GIF file that I've created. I can't seem to get it to work and it's important that I figure out how to do this! Please help!

Thanks, Soleileve

 

[boyfromoz]

embed a link?

so that it after running the animation it goes to the link? Or when someone clicks on it?

 

[Guest_imported]

Just so that when clicked upon it links to a site...
I know it's so simple.... I used the hotspot tool to create a hotspot link over the entire banner that I'm making, and when I export it as a gif, it's not clickable....

please help!

 

[boyfromoz]

You are making it far too hard.
Get rid of your hotspot. In fact don't do a link at all in fireworks.

insert your animation into dreamweaver where you want it.
Click on it.
open the property manager
There is a heading claled link in the middle of the property manager, either type the link into the white box beside it, or click ont he little yellow folder and find the file if it is inside your site.

You are right. Far too basic, the msot basic thing you can do, creating a link. Go through the dm tutorial.

 

[Guest_imported]

I dont have dreamweaver, I'm actually just sending a client a web banner that they will then give to their web guys...... My mindset is wanting to do what I do with swf banners from flash... where I'm able to put an action script "get url" on it and once exported I have a file that is clickable...... but I'd like for that to happen with my gif file.......

is this possible....or do I have to export an html file along with it for that to work?

 

[secretsquirrel]

images don't work in the same way as swf files in this respect.

you'll have to send them the image and the following code...

<a href=&quot;[your url]&quot;><img src=&quot;[image].gif&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;></a>

ss

 

[boyfromoz]

I wouldn't even send the link code. The web guys may want to set it up differently.eg as a behaviour and in any case they will have to add so much info re: url's it will be quicker to do it from scratch. Just advise &quot;here is the animation, get your web guys to insert it and add a link from it.&quot;