Setting background photo on macbook (osx 10.4.11)

if i find a photo i like on google images and would like to set it as a background photo on my desktop macbook, how do i do that?
how do i set any photo i like, as background (whether emailed to me, in my iphoto library, or from the internet)?
thanks.

System Preferences>Desktop/screensaver>Desktop and on the left you will see folders for pictures.
Probably the simplest is to have the photo you want in your iPhoto library. Then just select it and set it.
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