How to Upload Animated GIF on Slack Via PC or Mac Computer

2024 Author: Jason Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-31 09:30

This wikiHow teaches you how to share animated images on Slack using Giphy, a free-g.webp

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Method 1 of 2: Using Giphy

Step 1. Log into the Slack team

Visit the team workspace URL via a web browser, or go to

Step 2. Visit

The Giphy page will open in the Slack app directory.

Step 3. Click the Install button

It's a green button in the left column of the page.

Step 4. Click Add Giphy Integration

Step 5. Choose a-g.webp" />

The default rating is set to “G” (for the general audience), but you can select a different option from the drop-down menu.

Step 6. Click Save Integration

Now Giphy is ready to use.

Step 7. Reopen the Slack team workspace page

Step 8. Click the channel you want to send the animated-g.webp" />

The channel list is shown in the left column of the page.

Step 9. Type /giphy and press Enter key

Replace “” with a word/phrase that describes the type/theme of the animated-g.webp

For example, if you want to share a cat-themed-g.webp" />

Step 10. Click Shuffle to see more matching animations

Keep pressing the button until you find the animated-g.webp

Step 11. Click Send

The selected animated-g.webp

Method 2 of 2: Uploading a-g.webp" />

Step 1. Log into the Slack team

Visit the team workspace URL via a web browser, or go to

Step 2. Click the channel you want to send the animated-g.webp" />

The channel list is shown in the left column of the page.

Step 3. Click the + button

It's at the bottom of the screen, to the left of the text typing field.

Step 4. Click Your computer

A computer file browsing window will appear.

Step 5. Click the-g.webp" />

Click the-g.webp

Step 6. Click the Open button

Step 7. Select the users who can view the animated GIF

By default,-g.webp

Step 8. Click Upload

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