How to do a partial restoration to new mac?

I have an iMac and it is constantly backed up to an external drive with Time Machine. Tomorrow I will be getting a new Macbook Pro. Both machines have Lion. I don't want to do a total restore onto the new Macbook - do not want to override the OX files and apps. Is there something I need to know about in order to just restore my documents, photos from iPhoto, music in iTunes, and setup for my 4 email addresses in Mail? I am not a novice to computers, but I have never had to restore anything with Time Machine. I guess I've been lucky.

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