'How to' book for Mac version of PSE4

Is there an basic guide published that caters for the Mac version of PSE4? Or am I right in thinking there's nothing currently available?

There is really not a huge difference between the Mac and PC version of any book -- it is a distraction, sure. But if you just make key substitutions (below) and ignore the Organizer stuff, the programs are virtually the same:
Ctrl = Command (apple)
Alt = Option
Shift = Shift
right-click = Control
If you just read through a book and make those substitutions most other things will fall in place (there is one additional annoying menu on Mac [I'm a Mac user at home, PC at 'work', so no flames] that being the Photoshop Elements menu. These are not additional items, but items moved from other menus--so if you can't find something in a PC book where it belongs, then look for it on that menu). Some people have more or less trouble with the differences between Mac and PC books--they don't bother me at all as I use Mac and PC every day (but curiously I can find myself temporarily lost when I use the one Mac we have at 'work').
Like Barbara said, I don't know that my book is the best to begin with as it does tend to be for advanced users. Some beginning users have had success with it, but it depends on their background (usually those with photography and computer backgrounds do fine).
Barbara...I just can't believe they are not re-printing a successful book! Obviously even the Elements 3 book is still selling. After all theese years in publishing, I still can't figure out the 'wizdom' of publishers. They have to make money, but they might as well make sense! I just finished my 7th book, and it might have been my last had I not done it for Focal Press. They were great to work with! But perhaps this is a discussion for off-list ;-).

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and
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Thanks for your help.

Here is some info from the contents of my VPC boxes.
VPC 7 with Windows XP Home ed. has 3 CDs - Installation 1, Installation 2, and Additional Windows System Files. Requires MacOS X 10.2.8+, 700Mhz G3, G4, or G5 processor, 512 RAM.
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At the same time, I have also Time Machine activated, which started backing up my files a while ago, but it is crawling at 8 MB per minute. A quick calculation tells me it will take 180 hours to back up 90 GB (?).
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5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
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Note that many WD drive systems cannot be used for bootable backups. You can find information related to this at the WD web site.

Is a WD My Book for Mac compatible with OS Yosemite?

Is there an External Hard Drive that works with OS Yosemite. I bought a WD My Book for Mac External Hard Drive, but it appears from what I have since read that it isn't compatible with OS Yosemite.

Although Yosemite isn't specifically mentioned as one of the operating systems for which the WD My Book for Mac external hard drive is compatible, I have been able to complete an initial backup with the drive after designating the appropriate settings in System Preferences for my iMac.
Yes, as you should have been able to. When a company like WD (or Seagate, Hitachi, etc.) say they're not compatible with a particular OS, they mean their supplied disk utilities haven't been updated yet. It has nothing to do with the physical drive itself. And you really don't ever want to use the software they include for backups, speeding up disk access or anything else. Delete all of that junk.
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I have WD My Book for Mac as an external hard drive for my photos. I just selected to retrieve all my photos "back to the original location on my computer". But they are not back in iPhoto. Do I need to import photos into iPhoto from a location on my hard drive?

Hello,
Can you please provide the model number of your drive.
I haven't seen this case with a USB drive on a Mac.
Have you tried resetting the unit.
Is the drive showing on the disk utilities.

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