Photoshop

• 1). Start Photoshop. Select "File" from the menu and choose "New." In the dialog, enter the width and height you want for the animation. Click "OK."
  
  
• 2). Select the "Type" tool from the toolbar. From the options, choose the font style, size and color you want. Then type in the text on the canvas.
  
  
• 3). Select "Window" from the menu and choose "Animation." Go to the timeline at the bottom, and click on the "Duplicate" button. In the first frame, place the text where you want it to start. In the second, place it where you want it to end.
  
  
• 4). Click on the "Tweening" button, and in the dialog, choose the number of additional frames you want between the two you have.
  
  
• 5). Select "File" from the menu, and choose "Save for Web or Devices." Select "GIF" as the file type and click "Save." Name the file and click "Save" again.
  
  

Photoshop Elements

• 1). Start Photoshop Elements. Click "Edit." Select "File" from the menu and choose "New" and then "Blank File." In the dialog, enter the width and height you want for the animation. Click "OK."
  
  
• 2). Select the "Type" tool from the toolbar. From the options, choose the font style, size and color you want. Then type in the text on the canvas.
  
  
• 3). Right-click on the text layer in the "Layers" panel and choose "Duplicate." Repeat this until you have the same number of text layers as the number of frames you want for your animation.
  
  
• 4). Use the "Move" tool to position the text in each layer where it should be for that frame of the animation.
  
  
• 5). Select "File" from the menu, and choose "Save for Web or Devices." Select "GIF" as the file type, and set the "Frame Duration." Click "Save." Name the file and click "Save" again.
  
  

GIMP

• 1). Start GIMP. Select "File" from the menu, and choose "New" In the dialog, enter the width and height you want for the animation. Click "OK."
  
  
• 2). Select the "Text" tool from the toolbar. From the options, choose the font style, size and color you want. Then type in the text on the canvas.
  
  
• 3). Right-click on the text layer in the "Layers" panel, and choose "Duplicate." Repeat this until you have the same number of text layers as the number of frames you want for your animation.
  
  
• 4). Use the "Move" tool to position the text in each layer where it should be for that frame of the animation.
  
  
• 5). Select File" from the menu, and choose "Save As." In the dialog, choose "GIF" as the file type and click "Save." Click "Save as Animation" in the next dialog and click "Export." Then choose the "Delay" between frames and change the "Disposal" to "Replace." Click "Save."