What are GIFs?
I bet you did not know that the full meaning of GIF is “Graphics Interchange Format”. GIFs can be said to be animated images. GIFs can also be described to be moving images. You should note, GIFs are not short movies or videos. With GIFs, you can express more your feelings.
What does it do on Facebook?
Using GIFs on Facebook (Facebook GIFs) as I established earlier allows you to express more your feelings. Instead of just sending regular stickers, you could send GIFs. You can also use them to comment on a Facebook post. More importantly, they can be used to reply to direct messages.
How to Send GIFs as a Direct Message – Facebook GIFs
This could be rather complicating. However, with a few steps, you would recognize it is very simple. Follow the steps below to send Facebook GIFs as a direct message.
- Using any device, access the Facebook platform. You can access the Facebook platform either by using its app or using the web URL.
- Next, open your messages section. If you are using the Facebook messenger, you would be on your messages section the moment you launch the app.
- Now open a conversation with the person you want to send the GIF.
- Tap on the GIF button and wait. If you are using a mobile device or the Facebook messenger, you will have to click on the “More” or “Menu” icon before the text box first.
- Select a GIF you want to use and tap on it.
That is it. It is as simple as that. You just sent a GIF using the Facebook GIF feature.
Comment with Facebook GIFs
Commenting is a general thing on the Facebook platform that refers to dropping your opinion on a post. To comment on Facebook posts using Facebook GIFs, follow the guidelines below.
- Using any device, access the Facebook platform. You can access the Facebook platform either by using its app or using the web URL.
- Find the post you want to comment on using a GIF and tap on the comment button. For some devices, you do not need to tap on the comment button as you will find the comment box below the post.
- Tap on the GIF icon and wait. However, you might want to tap on a menu icon before the comment box if you are using a mobile device.
- Select a GIF you want to comment with and tap on it.
- Tap on the send icon and that is all. If you are using an enhanced device, you might not need to tap on the send icon first.
Upon the completion of this article, I hope you know how to use the Facebook feature ”Facebook GIFs” as I have just stated how you can use it. if you have any issue, you can drop it in the comment box below.
