I always open in new tab. That was covered in the cert course Marty, maybe you just missed it. A lot of the time I don't link images though, unless they need to open it to see more or if it's an affiliate link. I haven't done Bootcamp either. I am waiting until I can make my first site a success.

I agree with Loes. I always check "Open link in new tab" if the link is to someone else's site. That way, if someone click on it and is wisked away to another destination in cyberspace, when they close that tab or window, my site is still open in the window underneath (or the tab next to it).

If the link takes them to another page on my own site, I leave it unchecked.

When you are not adding a link to your image, you choose for "none" that will make it unclickable.

When you add a link to a post of your own, you can let it open in the same tab, people will stay on your website

When you add an external link to your image, you let it open into a new tab, because people will leave your website, and you want to keep them as log as possible