Quick Guide: How to Use AI Collage in PhotoDirector

Five steps from a folder of photos to a finished collage.

Updated Oct. 25, 2026 · 1 min read

Steps

1Pick a template

Leave Template selected and click a design in the gallery. It appears in the preview on the left so you can see what you picked.

Or switch to Describe your collage design if you want a layout, background, and title built to your own brief.

AI Collage panel with the Template option selected and a template chosen from the gallery

2Import your photos

Under Step 2, drag your photos into the drop area or click it to browse. A template takes 2 to 4 photos, and a description takes 2 to 5.

Step 2 import area with five photos added and the Generate button now active

3Click Generate

Generate stays grayed out until you have enough photos. Once the collage is generating, a notice in the top right tracks it, and you can carry on with something else.

Notice in the top right saying the collage is generating, with the button now reading Re-generate

4Open your collage in My Creations

When the notice says Collage is ready!, click View your collage, then click your collage to open it full size.

Notice in the top right saying Collage is ready, with a View your collage link

5Download the collage

Click Download to save it.

Full-size collage result with the prompt and source photos on the right and the Download button highlighted

We tested these steps in PhotoDirector 365 version 18.0.10 on Windows.

Want more detail on each step?Read the full tutorial →