External hard drive bootable with Mac OS x 10.9

Hello!
i have these: Install-OS-Mavericks DMG file.
but i don't know how to Install the file.
i can to install this at the external hard drive (USB).
please help me!
How to creat the external Hard drive bootable in the Mac Intel or Pro? please give me simple methode!
How to install the OS with the external Hard drive? or any solution.
Thank you very much for your help.
Justin R.

To install the file, if you did not download the Install Mac OS X from the Mac App Store, you must make sure your Mac Pro is compatible, it must be at least a Mac Pro3,1 to install Mavericks.  If you are compatible, and want to install on a USB drive, first you must open Disk Utilities (in Finder, Applications, Utitlities) and then select the exernal drive from the devices listed in the left panel of the Disk Utilities window.  Then decide if you want one or more partitions on the drive and the size of the partitions.  Select each partition one at a time and name the partition and then choose the format as Mac OS X Extended (Journaled), and the Partition Table as GUID, and then Apply to format the drive.
Once that is done you place the Mavericks Installer DMG file on the desktop, double click to open and then choose the drive for installation to be the external drive you have formatted and named.
The installer will install and then delete itself when finished.  If you want to keep a copy, make a copy and store it in a safe place, such as your Documents folder.
To boot to the external hard drive, restart the Mac Pro and hold the Option key.  That will result in a grey screen with images for each of the bootable drives.  Highlight the arrow under the drive you want to boot and then click that arrow again.

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