// 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 menu0 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu0"));
		menu0.addItem(" HOME", "http://www.avelogic.com/default.asp");

		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem(" COMPANY OVERVIEW", "http://www.avelogic.com/company/default.asp"); 
		menu1.addItem(" VISION & PHILOSOPHY", "http://www.avelogic.com/company/vision.htm"); 
		menu1.addItem(" MANAGEMENT TEAM", "http://www.avelogic.com/company/mgt.htm"); 
		menu1.addItem(" NETWORK DATACENTER", "http://www.avelogic.com/company/network.htm"); 
		menu1.addItem(" CAREER @AVELOGIC", "http://www.avelogic.com/company/career.htm");

		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem(" OVERVIEW", "http://www.avelogic.com/product/default.asp");
		menu2.addItem(" SMARTHRMS- PAYROLL", "http://www.avelogic.com/product/payroll.htm");
		menu2.addItem(" SMARTHRMS- HUMAN RESOURCE", "http://www.avelogic.com/product/hr.htm");
		menu2.addItem(" SMARTHRMS- E-SERVICES", "http://www.avelogic.com/product/service.htm");
		menu2.addItem(" SMARTHRMS- TIME MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE", "http://www.avelogic.com/product/tms.htm");
		menu2.addItem(" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -", "#");
		menu2.addItem(" SMARTHRMS- TIME ATTENDANCE SYSTEM", "http://www.avelogic.com/product/tas.htm");
		menu2.addItem(" CUSTOMIZED & INTRANET VERSION", "http://www.avelogic.com/product/intranet.htm");
		menu2.addItem(" CONSULTANCY", "http://www.avelogic.com/product/consultancy.htm");
		menu2.addItem(" TRAINING SERVICES", "http://www.avelogic.com/product/training.htm");
		menu2.addItem(" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -", "#");
		menu2.addItem(" SIGN UP NOW!", "http://www.avelogic.com/product/signup.asp");

		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem(" CAPABILITIES OVERVIEW", "http://www.avelogic.com/strength/default.asp");
		menu3.addItem(" SIMPLE - CONVENIENT - SMART", "http://www.avelogic.com/strength/scs.htm"); 
		menu3.addItem(" DATA CONFIDENTIALITY", "http://www.avelogic.com/strength/confi.htm"); 
		menu3.addItem(" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -", "#");
		menu3.addItem(" PAYROLL -FEATURES & BENEFITS", "http://www.avelogic.com/strength/payb.htm"); 
		menu3.addItem(" HR -FEATURES & BENEFITS", "http://www.avelogic.com/strength/hrb.htm");
		menu3.addItem(" E-SERVICES -FEATURES & BENEFITS", "http://www.avelogic.com/strength/eb.htm"); 
		menu3.addItem(" HOW TO IMPLEMENT?", "http://www.avelogic.com/strength/implement.htm");
		menu3.addItem(" GUIDED TOUR OF SMARTHRMS", "http://www.avelogic.com/strength/tour.htm");		
		menu3.addItem(" USER TESTIMONIALS", "http://www.avelogic.com/strength/testimonials.htm"); 
		menu3.addItem(" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -", "#");
		menu3.addItem(" SIGN UP NOW!", "http://www.avelogic.com/product/signup.asp");

		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem(" OVERVIEW", "http://www.avelogic.com/support/default.asp");
		menu4.addItem(" PRE-SALES FAQS", "http://www.avelogic.com/support/presales.htm"); 
		menu4.addItem(" FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS", "http://www.avelogic.com/support/faq.htm"); 
		
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem(" PARTNERSHIP OVERVIEW", "http://www.avelogic.com/partners/default.asp");
		menu5.addItem(" WHY WORK WITH AVELOGIC?", "http://www.avelogic.com/partners/why.htm");
		menu5.addItem(" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -", "#");
		menu5.addItem(" BUSINESS-PARTNER PROGRAM", "http://www.avelogic.com/partners/bp.htm");
		menu5.addItem(" AFFILIATE PROGRAM", "http://www.avelogic.com/partners/aff.htm");
		menu5.addItem(" INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS", "http://www.avelogic.com/partners/intl.htm");
		menu5.addItem(" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -", "#"); 
		menu5.addItem(" SIGN UP AS PARTNER", "http://www.avelogic.com/contact/bp-sign.htm"); 

		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
		menu6.addItem(" REQUEST QUOTATION", "http://www.avelogic.com/contact/rq.asp");
		menu6.addItem(" GENERAL ENQUIRY", "http://www.avelogic.com/contact/gi.asp");
		menu6.addItem(" PARTNERSHIP ENQUIRY", "http://www.avelogic.com/contact/pnr-enquiry.asp");
		menu6.addItem(" INTERNATIONAL ENQUIRY", "http://www.avelogic.com/contact/ii-enquiry.asp");
		menu6.addItem(" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -", "#"); 
		menu6.addItem(" CONTACT US", "http://www.avelogic.com/contact/default.asp");


		var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
		menu7.addItem(" OVERVIEW", "http://www.avelogic.com/legal/default.asp");
		menu7.addItem(" TERMS OF USE", "http://www.avelogic.com/legal/terms.htm");
		menu7.addItem(" PRIVACY POLICY", "http://www.avelogic.com/legal/privacy.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])
		//==================================================================================================
		
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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();
	}