3ds Max question

[ZeptOr]

First off, does anyone here know anything about 3ds Max 8? I have had the program for awhile now and up until this point, I have never used it. What I want to know is how do you import a picture into a project? I am trying to make a beach scene and I want a cloud background. I have a jpeg picture, but I can't figure out how you import that picture into the project. Keep in mind that I am just a beginne; in fact the only thing I know how to do is make simple 3D objects.

[Micro]

Just make a Plane and then texture it with the picture.