Creating an animated button in Google Web Designer (GWD) is relatively straightforward once you understand how to work with layers and timelines within this powerful design tool. In this article, we'll walk through the process step-by-step.

### Prerequisites

Before diving into creating a custom animated button in GWD:

1. Ensure you have Google Web Designer installed on your computer.

2. Familiarize yourself with basic user interface elements such as layers and timelines within GWD.

### Step 1: Create a New Document

To start, open Adobe Dreamweaver (or any code editor) and create a new document based on the following settings:

- Document Type: HTML5

- Doctype: - This will ensure that your file is saved in an HTML5 compatible format.

### Step 2: Add Elements to Your Document

Now, let's add some basic elements into our newly created document:

1. Double-click on the body element within the left-hand pane (the 'Files' panel) and paste this code snippet:

```html

```

### Step 3: Add CSS Styles to Your Elements

Next, we'll add some basic styles using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS):

1. Open your Styles panel by pressing `Ctrl + Shift + B` on Windows or `Cmd + Option +Shift+B` on Mac.

2. In the 'Properties' pane at right-hand side of the interface under the 'Computed tab', locate and click on #button, then update its properties as follows:

| Property | Value |

| --- | --- |

| Position | Absolute |

### Step 4: Create an Animated GIF

Now that we have our basic HTML structure in place, let's animate it using Adobe Animate (formerly Flash Professional):

1. To import the entire document into Animate:

- Open your project file (.proj) from within GWD by going to File > Import > Project....

2. Once imported, go back to Animate and click on Window > Timeline Panel at top of interface.

### Step 5: Add Animation Effects

In the timeline panel located below canvas area above workspace area , select first frame then right-click (or control+click) anywhere within selected frames and choose 'Tween' from context menu which opens up Tweening dialog box where you can adjust animation settings such as easing curves, repeat count etc.

### Step 6: Export Your Animated GIF

Finally, once satisfied with your animated button design:

1. Go back to GWD by clicking on the Home icon at top-left corner of workspace area.

2. To export it as an animated GIF:

- Select File > Save As...

- Choose 'GIF' from drop-down list under 'Save as type:', then click OK.

Congratulations! You now have a fully functional, animatable button that can be easily inserted into any HTML5-compliant website using Google Web Designer.

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