To generate a menu item you need to add a .desktop file for each of your OO applications to the /usr/share/applications file similiar to the code below:
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[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=OpenOffice Writer word processor
Icon=swriter.xpm
Comment=OpenOffice Writer word processor
Exec=swriter
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=WordProcessor
GenericName=OpenOffice Writer word processor
Jim