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How to Make Your Own Desktop Wallpaper with Photos

Mar 06,2013 16:32:38 PDT / Posted by Georges Bayer to Photo Editing Tutorials

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All computers are configured a variety of desktop wallpapers to choose from. However sometimes, most people like to make their own desktop wallpapers. The pictures for desktop background usually are some digital photos from a camcorder or some images downloaded from internet. Of course, they can directly right click one of these pictures and select the Set Desktop Picture” to appear it on the background of your computer screen. But it seems a little monotonous to set an original photo or image as desktop wallpaper, doesn’t it? If you feel so, you can use a tool to make your photos or images more cool and appropriate for your desktop wallpapers.


iCollage for Mac provides you some temples to personalize your own desktop wallpapers on Mac. You can simply drag your favorite photos or images into one template, then edit and add effects to photos or images. With the help of this app, you can make your desktop wallpapers more personalized with more excellent photos or images effect.

Step 1: Download and run the program

Click the below link to download this great iCollage for Mac. After that, you need to install it.

Free try iCollage for Mac

Start 2: Create a new project

Now, you need to start a new project after you enter into its interface. To do this, you need to hit the Quick Collage” option to directly drag your photos from iPhoto. But if you want to continue to finish the project you edited last time, you can choose Open Project”.

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Step 3: Import photos and begin editing desktop wallpaper

After you’ve selected your wanted Card” template and entered into its editing interface, you need to import photos to the template. You can click the Image” in the low right corner to choose photos or directly drag your favorite photos from Mac to the template.

Now, just start to edit your desktop wallpaper. In order to make your photos look better as desktop wallpapers, you can zoom, rotate, adjust image effect, and add some beautiful decorations.

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Step 4: Export your desktop wallpaper

When you’ve customized a piece of fine desktop wallpaper, you need to export it as an image. Click Export” icon in the upper-right corner to pop up another interface, where you can choose the images” output way and image format, then hit Export”.

Now, find the exported image on your Mac to right click, then choose the Set Desktop Picture” in the popping-up menu. Congratulates! You’ve done. Just go to admire your personalized desktop wallpaper.

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