Macromedia Fireworks Stop frame animation

Open a new document in Fireworks Set the Canvas size and background colour

Select the ellipse tool Draw an ellipse on the canvas

Open the frames panel

Duplicate the frame

Move the ellipse a small amount

Continue Duplicating the frames

Move the ellipse a small amount

Continue Duplicating the frames Move the ellipse a small amount, the smaller the movement the smoother the resulting animation.

Distort the ball so it appears to bounce

Continue duplicating frames Until your ball reaches the top of the frame. Distort the ball again if you wish.

Test the animation in Fireworks Use the play button

Save your animation as an animated Gif

The final product inserted as an animated Gif