function fwLoadMenus() {
  //home
  if (window.fw_menu_0) return;

  window.fw_menu_0 = new Menu("root",200,20,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#ff9900","#A94289");

  fw_menu_0.addMenuItem("Filmloc Home","location='index.html'");

  fw_menu_0.addMenuItem("Sunbelt Sales & Marketing Home","location='http://www.sunbelt-sales.com'");

  fw_menu_0.addMenuItem("Austik - Diamond Series Home","location='http://www.diamond-10.com'");

   fw_menu_0.hideOnMouseOut=true;

  //products
  window.fw_menu_1 = new Menu("root",250,20,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#ff9900","#A94289");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("FilmLOC Printable Label Stocks","location='printable.html'");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("FilmLOC Laminations","location='products.html'");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Silencer Press Attachment","location='silencer.html'");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Austik Convert-On-Demand Equipment","location='austik.html'");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Equipment - Converting","location='diamond.html'");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Equipment - Finishing","location='diamond.html'");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Mounting Tapes","location='splicing.html'");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Splicing Tapes","location='splicing.html'");

   fw_menu_1.hideOnMouseOut=true;

  //about
  window.fw_menu_2 = new Menu("root",90,20,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#ff9900","#A94289");

  fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("About","location='about.html'");

  // archived fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("Links","location='links.html'");

   fw_menu_2.hideOnMouseOut=true;

  //ordering
  window.fw_menu_3 = new Menu("root",140,20,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#ff9900","#A94289");

  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("How to Order","location='ordering.html'");

  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("Contact Information","location='contact.html'");

   fw_menu_3.hideOnMouseOut=true;

  //contact
  window.fw_menu_4 = new Menu("root",175,20,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#ff9900","#A94289");

  fw_menu_4.addMenuItem("Contact Staff","location='contact.html'");

  fw_menu_4.addMenuItem("Locations","location='locations.html'");

   fw_menu_4.hideOnMouseOut=true;

  //events
  window.fw_menu_5 = new Menu("root",120,20,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#ff9900","#A94289");

  fw_menu_5.addMenuItem("Tradeshows","location='events.html'");

   fw_menu_5.hideOnMouseOut=true;

  //applications
  window.fw_menu_6 = new Menu("root",120,20,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#ff9900","#A94289");

  fw_menu_6.addMenuItem("Applications","location='applications.html'");

   fw_menu_6.hideOnMouseOut=true;

//solutions
  window.fw_menu_7 = new Menu("root",160,20,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#ff9900","#A94289");

  fw_menu_7.addMenuItem("Labeling Solutions","location='solutions.html'");

  fw_menu_7.addMenuItem("Finishing Solutions","location='solutions.html'");

   fw_menu_7.hideOnMouseOut=true;

  //ps tutorials
  window.fw_menu_8 = new Menu("root",200,20,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#ff9900","#A94289");

  fw_menu_8.addMenuItem("Pressure Sensitive Tutorial","location='pstutorial.html'");

   fw_menu_8.hideOnMouseOut=true;

  fw_menu_8.writeMenus();

} // fwLoadMenus()