Aperture Library Help

Hi,
When I try to upload photos to any website, using their upload feature, my Aperture librar does not show up.  The iPhoto library, which I don't use, is the only available library.
While in Aperture, my library seems fine.  However, when I look at the library in Finder.....my most recent project was from Jan 2012. 
I think something is not right....anyone run into this before?
Thanks a lot.

You need to make sure that "share previews with iWork and ..." is set in Aperture's preferences.  And then you need to ensure there are previews generated for your photos.  The latter should be the default, the former not maybe, but there are manuals to get you pointed in the right direction.

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