diff --git a/documentation/Makefile b/documentation/Makefile
index 167b73e2cd..e32b83a685 100644
--- a/documentation/Makefile
+++ b/documentation/Makefile
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ TARFILES = dev-style.css dev-manual.html \
         else
 TARFILES = dev-style.css dev-manual.html \
            figures/dev-title.png \
-           figures/recipe-workflow.png \
+           figures/recipe-workflow.png figures/bitbake-build-flow.png \
            eclipse
 	endif
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ TARFILES = mega-manual.html mega-style.css figures/yocto-environment.png \
 	figures/sdk-environment.png figures/sdk-installed-standard-sdk-directory.png \
 	figures/sdk-devtool-add-flow.png figures/sdk-installed-extensible-sdk-directory.png \
 	figures/sdk-devtool-modify-flow.png figures/sdk-eclipse-dev-flow.png \
-	figures/sdk-devtool-upgrade-flow.png
+	figures/sdk-devtool-upgrade-flow.png figures/bitbake-build-flow.png
 	endif
 
 MANUALS = $(DOC)/$(DOC).html
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
index 09b13c7783..0835650bd3 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
@@ -764,17 +764,56 @@
     <title>Performing a Simple Build</title>
 
     <para>
-        The build process creates an entire Linux distribution,
-        including the toolchain, from source.
-        For more information on this topic, see the
+        Several methods exist that allow you to build an image within the
+        Yocto Project.
+        This procedure shows how to build an image using BitBake from a
+        Linux host.
+        <note><title>Notes</title>
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    For information on how to build an image using
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#toaster-term'>Toaster</ulink>,
+                    see the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_TOAST_URL;'>Yocto Project Toaster Manual</ulink>.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    For information on how to use
+                    <filename>devtool</filename> to build images, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_SDK_URL;#using-devtool-in-your-sdk-workflow'>Using <filename>devtool</filename> in Your SDK Workflow</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Software Development Kit
+                    (SDK) Developer's Guide.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </note>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The build process creates an entire Linux distribution from source
+        and places it in your
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+        under <filename>tmp/deploy/images</filename>.
+        For detailed information on the build process using BitBake, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#images-dev-environment'>Images</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
+        You can also reference the
         "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#qs-building-images'>Building Images</ulink>"
         section in the Yocto Project Quick Start.
     </para>
 
     <para>
-        Following are the high-level steps for performing a simple build
-        using the Yocto Project:
+        The following figure and list overviews the build process:
+        <imagedata fileref="figures/bitbake-build-flow.png" width="7in" depth="6in" align="center" scalefit="1" />
         <orderedlist>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <emphasis>Set Up Your Host Development System to Support
+                Development Using the Yocto Project:</emphasis>
+                See the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#the-linux-distro'>The Linux Distribution</ulink>"
+                and the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#packages'>The Build Host Packages</ulink>"
+                sections both in the Yocto Project Quick Start for
+                build host requirements.
+                </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para>
                 <emphasis>Set Up Your Source Directories:</emphasis>
                 Make sure you have set up the Source Directory described in the
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