Did you know thatGIF animationshave been around since Windows 2.0?

Yup, you recalled that correctly, Windows 2.0 was released in 1987.

This means the GIF format is 34 years old.

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Lets dive right in and see how you’ve got the option to do that.

The only difference is that GIFs will no longer play automatically.

you’re gonna wanna hit the play button to see the animation.

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Blocking Teams animations completely may positively impact students attention.

While GIFs and other types of animated content are fun to use, they may distract students from classes.

Conclusion

Chat animations are really fun but they might be just too distracting for some Teams users.

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