# Adding animation files

Each animation is made up of a sequence of individual images, or frames, that are played in the correct order by the Animation part. To add animations to the Animation part:

1. Press the 'Add animations' button in the Animations section of the part's Properties pane.
2. Choose the directory containing the animation files using the Choose a directory dialog box.
3. The Animation part automatically loads all the animation files contained in the directory. The part looks at the image filenames, works out the number of different animations and sorts the images into the correct order. (See Naming animation files for important instructions.)
4. The animations are now ready to be played.

Tips for use:

- If you change the animation source images, you must add them to the part again before you can see the changes.

## See also:

- Animation
- Playing animations
- Naming animation files