// 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
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("Thin Film Coatings", "/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=OS&Category_Code=Thin+Film+Coatings"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("Optical Components", "/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=OS&Category_Code=Optical+Components"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("Opto-Mechanics ", "/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=OS&Category_Code=Opto-Mechanics");
		menu1.addItem("Manual Positioners", "/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=OS&Category_Code=Manual+Positioners");
		menu1.addItem("Motorized Positioners ", "/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=OS&Category_Code=Motorized+Positioners");
		menu1.addItem("Engineering Services", "/services/EngineeringServices.asp");
		menu1.addItem("Custom Design & Manufacturing ", "/services/CustomDesign.asp");
		menu1.addItem("Featured Products & Services", "/services/FeaturedProducts.asp");
		menu1.addItem("Terms & Conditions ", "/services/TermsConditions.asp");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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 : Get Started
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("About Us", "/Company/AboutUs.asp");
		menu2.addItem("Upcoming Exhibits", "/Company/UpcomingExhibits.asp");
		menu2.addItem("Employment", "/Company/Employment.asp");
		menu2.addItem("Map/Directions", "/Company/MapDirections.asp");
		
		// menu
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("Contact Info", "/Contact/contactus.asp");
		menu3.addItem("International Contacts ", "/Contact/international.asp");
		menu3.addItem("Catalog & Literature Request", "/Contact/litrequest.asp");
		menu3.addItem("FAQ ", "/Contact/faq.asp");
		menu3.addItem("Ask OptoSigma", "/Contact/ask.asp");



		//==================================================================================================
		// 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();
	}