Putting Safari images as desktop background

I am still somewhat new to macs, having before used Windows for a while. I know that, in Windows, when you want an internet image as your desktop background, you right-click and then select Set As Wallpaper. But, when my Mac first came, I was boggled that there was no right-click button. Can someone please tell me how to set images from Safari as my background?
Thanks!

There is a right-click button, even on old one-button mice. Just hold down the control key when you click.
Unfortunately, setting a web image to the Desktop picture is one of the few processes which takes more steps on the Mac than in Windows. You can right-click (control-click) on an image, then save it to iPhoto. Then go to "System Preferences" in the Apple menu, and choose "Desktop and Screensaver." Choose "Desktop" tab and on the left, go to the Library, then select the image you saved.

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