'Not enough memory' when opening Excel, Word or ppt

When I try to open Excel, Word or ppt, I get a pop up box stating 'Not enough memory'.
I am running the latest update and through Disk Utility have done a repair disk.
HELP!
I have run a search on google to solve the problem but the solutions appeared far too 'techie'.
I can follow reasonable guidance but was lost even reading their proposed solution.
Any guidance much appreciated.
Thank you

Alec71 wrote:
Hi,
Thank you to those who have replied.
Problem remains unsolved.
Here is what I am running.
OS X Version : 10.8.2
Processor : 2.4 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory : 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Start Up Disk : Macintosh HD
Russa,
thank you for your post. I followed your advice and it states the memory is OK.
Grant,
thank you for your post.
I am using Microsoft Office 2008.
I used the Activity monitor to read System Memory to determine how much RAM is being used:
In response to your Questions:
Total Memory in the Mac = 4 GB
Free (Green) = 1.41 GB (1 third of the pie)
Wired (Red) = 733.7 MB
Active (Yellow) = 1.64 GB
Inactive (Blue) = 232.6 MB
Used = 2.58 GB
Page Outs = 0 bytes (0 bytes / sec)
Swap used = 0 bytes
Does anyone have any solutions now I have provided a bit more information?
Thank you, I can't function without being able to access word & excel.
Reinstall Office 2008.

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