Automator and Microsoft Office 2008 - step by step procedure needed

When I right-click on the desktop, I would like to have commands listed like:
- New Microsoft Word document
- New Microsoft Excel document
- New RTF document
After selecting the option, I'd like to be given the option to name the file. After the file is created, I want to be able to double-click it no different than any other file and the associated application open up.
I've been told that this could be done through Automator though I don't know how to set it up, I need a step by step instruction. Would anybody be able to point me in the direction to get this setup?
I used to use a utility called NuFile though it hasn't been maintained for some time and the right-click options no longer work with Snow Leopard.

No. I've heard that complained about in the past, also. I was trying to stack everything up and pass to my applescript action as a multi-item list. It would be nice to see an action that would take a stacked set of input to use as Filename, source, destination. Just have a "take from input" option instead of the default asking--even 'use variable' would be nice. I was trying to use Applescript for most of that heavy lifting, but can't get past the issue I posted above.
Trying to combine the two functions of (no input or destination folder) did not work as you can only have one--If you select no input, clicking on a folder doesn't provide the Service, and if you select folders, the Service doesn't show in the Services menu if you actually don't have input.
I think the way to go would be a straight Applescript action that looks at the Finder Selection. If it is empty or the selection is not a folder, then use the front Finder Window as the destination and if it has a value, use that folder as destination. As stated, there is no way to make this work as a service unless you create two separate services for each document type.
Perhaps putting each applescript in the Finder Toolbar would be sufficient for the OP? Not quite a contextual menu, but as close as I think we can get.

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Office 2008 has reportedly worked OK with Lion although I would doubt it's full compatibility. Office 2011 is fine with Lion.
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pinkfins wrote:
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You can download the Acrobat 9 updates manually by following link:
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Compatible web browsers and PDFMaker applications
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Anoop

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Hey, first off all sorry if this isn't quite in the right place but there was a lot of forums to choose from!
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Joe Bradley wrote:
Thanks for your reply but this leads me on to the next question.. The reason for removing them is to remove the scripts icon at the far right of the top menu bar when an office application is running, I thought uninstalling the actions would remove this or am I completely wrong?
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Pages and Numbers will change Word and Excel documents when they open and close them.
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If working between different Operating Systems and MsOffice files, I also recommend LibreOffice. It opens and saves nearly all file formats. Unfortunately not .pages or numbers. Yet. The folks at LibreOffice are busy adding to it all the time, and making sure it works in all Operating systems, Mac, Windows and Linux and they are promising iOS as well soon.
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