How do I take multiple picture files from the Internet, and make a collage of the photos I want to use into Microsoft Paint? I have no idea how to do it, except in Microsoft Word. The problem is that I absolutely cannot use Microsoft Word to do this collage, since the collage would not upload correctly to the site I want, and I believe Paint has to be used.
Anyone know how to do this?
You can do it in Paint, too, with some restrictions.
Paint.NET is MUCH more versatile for the job and it's free. IMO it's easier to use than GIMP or even gimpshop especially if you're relatively inexperienced (like I am).
The biggest restriction in using Paint is that it doesn't use Layers. That means that if you'd want to move the fourth last photo, you'd have to undo all of the steps you've done after that. And the number of undoable steps is quite low, 10 or so IIRC. Using layers you can choose any picture from the stack and change it as much as you want, in any phase of the project until you've merged them all as one. You can even save a project in progress instead of finishing the collage at once.
