Storing library on external drive??

I want to have my aperture library on my external drive, but want to be able to see the previews/images when the drive is not connected.
I recently moved my library to the ext, then re-pointed to it, but if i start Aperture without the drive connected i get nothing...
How do i let Aperture control the file hierchy on the ext and be able to see previews when its not connected?

You can first click on the Library in the Projects Panel. The go File>Relovate Masters for Library. After Aperture checks to see if mit can locate all of your Masters, a dialog box opens up. For Subfolder format keep "Project Name" and for Name Format keep " Master File Name" This will move the files as the are setup in the Aperture Library. You then select the drive youm want to move the images to.
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