Using VFP7 and 8.

I have several .bmp, .gif and .ico files that I use in my applications. Do I need to include these images in the project manager when I create an EXE for distribution?

Will including these images in the project manager enlarge the size of the .EXE file created?

Is it better to distribute the images along with the .EXE rather than inside the .EXE?

Thanks,

Jerry