Having iphoto 6 save photos on ext. hd instead of computer

I know i have done this before, how do i set up iphoto to save all files to my ext. hd where all my photos are now instead of on computer itself. do I move the data files or something over to the ext. hd. I am getting a new computer today and would love to save the hassel next time when i upgrade and just leave everything on the hd so I don't have to move things over again.

Quit iPhoto and drag the iPhoto library as a single entity to the external hard drive - then launch iPhoto while depressing the option (alt) key and select the library location on the EHD
Once you have fully tested the library you can delete the iPhoto library on the internal drive
LN

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Click to view full size
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