Import or "placing" graphics

Ok, hopefully someone will have this answer to this one...
It regards how Pages handles imported graphics... such as photos, art, etc.
In previous desktop publishing applications I've worked with (PageMaker and Indesign) they placed an image of the file within the document but "linked" to the original source material for printing purposes (for the sake of discussion, we'll say a photo). If the "linked" photo was trashed (or removed from its original location), the document would still show an image of the photo, but when printing or outputting to .pdf you would be warned that the linked file was missing. In fact, if memory serves me, upon opening the document, you would receive an error message that the linked could not be found and that a "low res" image would be used.
My question is, does Pages do this in the same way or does it embed the information from the source file into the Pages document when you insert or place a graphic (photo) ?
It seems that I have a Pages document with many inserted photos, however I have inadvertently trashed the original photo files. I am wondering if the Pages document will print well even without the original source material.
Thanks

I you have Pages set to save as a package (Preferences>General Preferences>Saving>Save New Documents as Packages), then it will keep a copy of the photo. To see if that is the case, right click the file (or control click if you don't use both buttons on the mouse) and look for Show Package Contents. If it is not greyed out, you should be able to click that and see a copy of all the original photo files.

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