Switching from one account to another

In order to resolve a problem in what was then my only account, I created a new one. This has solved the basic problem, but it leaves me with some problems. I can't work out whether or not it is possible to transfer things like my Address Book or my copy of Word frpom my original account to the next one. Can anyone give me general or particular guidelines as to how — if at all — this can be done?

I'd consider setting up the new user as a troubleshooting step to confirm the problem, not the "fix". If the problem is resolved in the new user, it indicates that it is a settings issue (or plist corruption, etc.), and that it can be resolved in the original user.
Was the problem that you "resolved" the Mail issue in your other post? What you can do instead is copy the following files from the new user back to your original user (overwriting the original user files).
/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist (* This is a very important file which contains all email account settings and general mail preferences.)
If you really want to migrate to the new user, post back as we'll help you locate all the necessary files...

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