How do I use photos?

I did the upgrade to photo's from iphoto but have no idea how to use it.  Some initial questions:
Which library do I upgrade?  There were three on my iMac.  One for each user file and one that was in shared.
Do I have to upgrade all of them?  i.e. each user upgrade there library and then both do the shared?  Or just do one?
What happens to the other library's when I only upgrade one?
Can I access other library's?  Holding the alt key seemed to do the trick
Where is the documentation that explains how to use the software?
Do I have to use iCloud?  I do not want too.
Can anyone give me a link to any documentation?  I feel like an idiot because I cannot find it.
Thanks.

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