// set up drop downs anywhere in the body of the page. I think the bottom of the page is better.. 
	// but you can experiment with effect on loadtime.
	if (mtDropDown.isSupported()) {

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a set of dropdowns
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first param should always be down, as it is here
		//
		// The second and third param are the top and left offset positions of the menus from their actuators
		// respectively. To make a menu appear a little to the left and bottom of an actuator, you could use
		// something like -5, 5
		//
		// The last parameter can be .topLeft, .bottomLeft, .topRight, or .bottomRight to inidicate the corner
		// of the actuator from which to measure the offset positions above. Here we are saying we want the 
		// menu to appear directly below the bottom left corner of the actuator
		//==================================================================================================
		var ms = new mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// menu
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("Company Profile", "comp_info.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Why Choose US", "why.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Franchising Opportunities", "fran_opp.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Contact Us", "about_contact.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Careers", "careers.htm");


		// menu
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("Buyers/Sellers", "buyer.htm"); 
		menu2.addItem("Properties For Sale", "prop_sales.asp"); 
		menu2.addItem("Featured Listing", "search.asp?action=FEATURED"); 
		menu2.addItem("Sold Listing", "search.asp?action=SOLD"); 
		menu2.addItem("Find A Realtor", "find_realtor.htm");
		menu2.addItem("Recreational Properties", "rec_prop.htm");


		// submenu
		//var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[0]);
		//subMenu2.addItem("Basic Site", "basicsite.htm");
		//subMenu2.addItem("e-Commerce Solutions", "e-solutions.htm");
		//subMenu2.addItem("Graphics Design", "graphics-design.htm");
		//subMenu2.addItem("Database Integration", "database-integration.htm");


		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// add a sub-menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// to add a sub menu to an existing menu object, call it's addMenu method and pass it the item from
		// the parent menu which should act as it's actuator. To add a submenu to the fourth item of a menu
		// called "theMenu", you would do theMenu.addMenu(theMenu.items[3])
		//==================================================================================================


		// menu 
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("Sales                ", "comm_sales.htm");		
		menu3.addItem("Leasing", "leasing.htm");
		menu3.addItem("Retail & Office", "retail.htm");
		menu3.addItem("Industrial", "industrial.htm");
		

		// menu
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("Property Management", "mana_port.htm");
		menu4.addItem("Project Management", "proj_mana.htm");
		menu4.addItem("Strata Management", "stra_mana.htm")
		// menu 
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("Interest Rates", "inter_rates.htm");
		menu5.addItem("Mortgage Calculator", "calc.htm");		
		menu5.addItem("Mortgage Application", "mort_appl.htm");		
		

		// menu 
		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
		menu6.addItem("FAQs", 		"faq.htm");
		menu6.addItem("Glossary", "glossary.htm");
 		menu6.addItem("Location", "location.htm");

		//==================================================================================================
		// write drop downs into page
		//==================================================================================================
		// this method writes all the HTML for the menus into the page with document.write(). It must be
		// called within the body of the HTML page.
		//==================================================================================================
		mtDropDown.renderAll();
	}