Migration Assit. - Where are files?

I used Migration Assistant to transfer Applications from my iMac G5 PowerPC to my new iMac Intel. All the Applications transferred, and some that I can't use or don't want there (I never saw an option to pick and choose), but where are the files? Word files, Excel files, etc. Shouldn't files in my Home Folder be transferred too? My Documents, Pictures, Stickies, etc? No pics are in iPhoto or music in iTunes.
Do I have to manually move them over or are they hidden somewhere?
Thanks, Sandy

I did find my User folder from my old iMac on my new HD and was able to move document files that I needed.
The folders labled Music, Pictures, Movies, Library were marked with a red negative sign, and tell me I don't have access privileges. I right clicked to Get Info and unlocked them and allowed Read/Write access. I then dragged the files into their appropriate folders under my User name on the new iMac.
I hope this is the correct way to move them.
Actually, I haven't moved my iPhoto Library folder yet, as I wasn't sure if the whole folder should be moved or just some of it. There are a lot of sub-folders in there.
Sandy

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