as photographs), images containing gradients or color blends, and so on That said, sometimes the best thing to do is just experiment with both formats and see which yields the best results. In time, youll get a knack for which is the best format to use, depending on the type of image youre working with. Total download size and estimated download time. Figure 5-1: The Dreamweaver status bar indicates the total download size of the page and the estimated download time. Chapter 5: Adding Graphics 133 Inserting Images on Your Pages Dreamweaver makes placing images on your Web pages easy. Before inserting any images into your page, saving your page is important. After you save, Dreamweaver knows the directory location of the page and can then properly create the image links. To place an image on a Web page, follow these steps: 1. Open an existing page or choose File?New to create a new page. You can create a basic HTML page or any of the template or other options available in the New Document dialog box. With the exception of the dynamic page options (covered in Chapters 13, 14, and 15), the insert image options work the same no matter what kind of page you create. 2. Make sure you save your page before inserting an image by choosing File?Save and saving it to your main site folder. 3. Click the Insert Image icon on the Common Insert bar at the top of the work area (the icon looks like a small tree) and choose Image from the drop-down list. The Select Image Source dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 5-2. 4. In the Select Image Source dialog box, browse to locate the image you want to insert. Alternatively, you can insert images simply by choosing Insert?Image, which also brings up the Select Image Source dialog box, or by dragging Figure 5-2: You can locate and preview the image you want to place in the Select Image Source dialog box. 134 Part II: Looking Like a Million (Even on a Budget) and dropping image files from the Files panel right onto your Dreamweaver document. Dreamweaver only lets you insert images in valid Web graphics file formats, such as GIF or JPEG.