Unlike the cartoonish, color-limited GIF images common in the early days of the Web, advancements in the format help GIFs to better spruce up emails with embedded animations. These often complex animations can illustrate procedures, show humorous videos or display emotion through a video-like medium. Although Gmail used to only support these inline images through the use of a special Gmail Labs add-on, this feature is now integrated into the email service. Tips Writer Bio
