// 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 (TransMenu.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 TransMenuSet(TransMenu.direction.down, 1, 0, TransMenu.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("apply"));
		menu1.addItem("Why Pre-Qualify?", "prequal.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Free Application", "apply.htm");
		menu1.addItem("FAQ", "faq.htm");
		
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("freestuff"));
		menu2.addItem("Free Bonus Gifts!", "free_stuff.htm");
		menu2.addItem("Calculator", "calculator.htm");

		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("eligible"));
		menu3.addItem("Eligible Home Types", "eligible_homes.htm");
		menu3.addItem("Search Over 30,000 Custom Designs!", "homeplans.htm");
		
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("homeplans"));
		menu4.addItem("Search over 30,000 Custom Designs!", "homeplans.htm");
		
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("about"));
		menu5.addItem("About us", "about.htm");
		menu5.addItem("FAQ", "faq.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.
		//==================================================================================================
		TransMenu.renderAll();
	}