How to Install Pivot
Pivot Stickfigure Animator is a free donation-supported program that you can use to create animations using wire-frame characters and save them as animated .GIF files. Because Web browsers support the animated .GIF format, you can use Pivot to create dynamic images for posting on forums or social networking websites. Download Pivot from the website of its creator, Peter Bone.
Instructions
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Navigate to the download page for Pivot Stickfigure Animator (see Resources).
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Click the "Pivot version 2.2.6" link and save the "pivot_setup.exe" file to the desktop. Note that 2.2.6 is the current version number as of the time of publication, and could change in the future.
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Double-click the file "pivot_setup.exe" when the download is complete. A window displaying the message "Welcome to the Pivot Stickfigure Animator Setup Wizard" appears. Click "Next."
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Select the "Custom Installation" radio button.
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Remove the checks from the "Set Bing.com as my default search provider" and "Set Bing.com as my default homepage" boxes if you do not want to modify your Web browser's search settings.
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Remove the check from the Check for software updates" box if you do not want Pivot to search for new software versions automatically. Click "Next."
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Click the "Browse" button to select an installation folder for Pivot, or click "Next" to use the default folder of "C:\Program Files\Pivot Stickfigure Animator."
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Click the "Install" button to install Pivot using the settings you entered.
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Click the "Finish" button to close the Pivot setup utility when the installation is complete.
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