IPhoto editing and help

I've just installed iPhoto 9. Two problems:
1. When I open Help I get the message 'Help Viewer cannot open this content.' Whats the solution?
2. When I open Edit on more them half of my library I get an exclamation mark . I have tried ticking the last three boxes in Rebuild Photo Library but I still have the problem of not being able to edit.

1. When I open Help I get the message 'Help Viewer cannot open this content.' Whats the solution?
That's an issue with the Help Viewer app. I would post that one on the 'Using Mac OS X' forum for your version of the OS.
When I open Edit on more them half of my library I get an exclamation mark ...
The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents. As you've tried iPhoto's own rebuild with no luck you now have two options:
Restore from your back up
or
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
By all means post again if you need more info.
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