Thanks Sue for the quick reply, although the answer isn't what I had hoped,
albeit expected.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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No, there is no way to change that.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54

"Hapkido" wrote in message
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I really like Outlook 2007!! But, there is one thing which I find
disappointing. Animated .gif files, e.g., "Smileys, Emoticons" in the body
of a message are displayed as being static, i.e., no animation. Is there a
way to change this so the animation works? And, if it makes any
difference,
this is on a Vista Ultimate machine.