Navigate to your video collection. We're using istock for this example.[https://www.istockphoto.com/](https://www.istockphoto.com/collaboration/boards/CvdsnIYCMkexsE7JD5Wl4g)

Click "Try" to download the video with watermark included. This is great if you want to try different video options before purchasing. The video quality will be lower on these and you will have the watermark. When you're ready to go LIVE, please come back and go through this process with purchased video.

Select the second video you want to add to your gif

Click "Try" to download the video with watermark included. This is great if you want to try different video options before purchasing.

In a new tab, navigate to <https://giphy.com/> and create a free account.

Click this file field to choose your first video file. Select the downloaded video from your drive and upload to giphy.

Trim your video the the desired length and click "Continue to Upload" when ready.

Click here to make the video private. I recommend making all gifs private.

Right-click this image and select "Save As" to save it to your computer.

Click "Upload" to start uploading the second video clip. Repeat this process for each video clip until you have turned all videos into gifs.

Click this file field to choose your second video file. Select the downloaded video from your drive and upload to giphy.

Right-click the uploaded image and select "Save As" to save it to your computer.

Click "Create" to start a new gif. Here is where we'll upload the two new gifs and combine them into one.

Click this file field to start uploading your two new gifs. Start with the first one, then notice the alert in the next step before continuing.

Alert! Switch to the "Old GIF Maker" to continue following these steps. This can be found in the bottom left of your screen.

Now that you're in the Old GIF Maker, click here to add as many gifs or images to this new combined gif.

Click this file field to find the other gifs on your computer.

Once you have uploaded all the images and gifs you want, click "Continue to Decorate"

Right-click this image. This is now your new gif with multiple images and gifs inside.

Switch to the tab with your Squarespace website.

Double-click the image you want to replace with the new gif.

Click "UPLOAD FILE". Select the new gif from your computer and upload to Squarespace.

Click "Design" to play with the design of this if you'd like.

Click "SAVE". You are now done! See if you like this series of videos and go through the process again with your professional video or different images when you're ready to go live. The clarity of video will improve after you purchase the stock photography outright.

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Salesforce

This how-to walks you through how to start making a test gif with stock video. You can repeat the process with real video from your personal collection or video you purchase -- then publish to your website!

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