Graphics are added in two basic steps. The first step is to upload the image to a web server. Typically, this is done through an FTP client, but may also be done by remote download, HTTP uploads, or other publishing means (such as WebDAV). The second step is to embed the image into the web page's source code. Typically, this code will appear as follows:
Some web design tools offer a graphical interface for designing your pages. In this case, you will usually drop the image directly into the page, and the web design tool will generate the appropriate code. Yet other tools have an image placeholder widget, where you first add the placeholder to the page, then use the widget's property dialog to specify the URL of the image.
There are also other types of files that can render graphics, such as Java Applets and Flash files. These files will also be uploaded to the server through FTP or other means, just as an image is, but will use different code to instruct the browser to download the file and call the appropriate plugin (such as a Java or Flash plugin).
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