Moving user account from Leo G5 imac to Tiger G3 imac?

Hi all,
I've been moving to a g3 imac running 10.4.11 from a g5 imac running Leo. I've moved all the tunes from one to the other, and the bookmarks also. I'd like to move my entire user account but I don't know how exactly to do this or if it can be done, any suggestions will greatly be appreciated.
Thank you,
ez

Hi, and thanks,
Well all I really need is the contents of my user account, pics, documents, and such. Not the whole folder just nearly all of the contents, and I was looking for the most efficient way to do this, and was hoping that this was the easiest way. Any suggestions greatly appreciated, and being I'm not all that knowledgeable about these things I may need it spelled out for me a little more than others .
Thanks again BDAqua,
ez

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