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

		// ABOUT US
	var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("Our Mission","mission.html");
		menu1.addItem("Our Team","team_staff.html");
		menu1.addItem("News & Events","news.html");
		
		//INNOVATORS CIRCLE
/*		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("NAME","LINK.HTML");*/


	
		//EDUCATION AND TRAINING
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("Manufacturer Education/Training", "manufacturer_education_training.html");
		menu3.addItem("Purchaser Education/Training", "purchaser_education_training.html");
		menu3.addItem("EcoLibrary","EcoLibrary.html");
		menu3.addItem("Upcoming Programs", "upcoming_programs.html");
				
		
	//EPD SYSTEM
	var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("What are EPDs?","epd_systems.html");
		menu4.addItem("TGS’ EPD System","TGS_epd_system.html");
		menu4.addItem("Gaia Product Profile","gaia_product_profile.html");
		menu4.addItem("Download PDFs of EPDs","download.html");
		menu4.addItem("Create an EPD","create_epd.html");

		
				
		
		//GREEN PURCHASING
	var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("What is Green Purchasing?","green_purchasing.html");
		menu5.addItem("Accredited Professional Training","accredited_professional_training.html");
		menu5.addItem("Registration form","registration_form.html");
		menu5.addItem("EcoLibrary","EcoLibrary.html");
		

		
		//MEMBERSHIP
var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
		menu6.addItem("Membership Benefits","membership_benefits.html");
		menu6.addItem("Industry-Specific Benefits","industry_specific_benefits.html");
		menu6.addItem("Membership Fees","membership_fees.html");
		menu6.addItem("Membership Form","membership_form.php");		
	
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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();
	}