if (document.images) {
     button1 = new Image
     button1a = new Image
	 button2 = new Image
     button2a = new Image
     button3 = new Image
     button3a = new Image
	 button4 = new Image
     button4a = new Image
     button5 = new Image
     button5a = new Image
	 button6 = new Image
     button6a = new Image
     button7 = new Image
     button7a = new Image
	 button8 = new Image
     button8a = new Image
     button9 = new Image
     button9a = new Image
	 button10 = new Image
     button10a = new Image
	 button10 = new Image
     button10a = new Image
     button11 = new Image
     button11a = new Image
	 button12 = new Image
     button12a = new Image
	 buttonemail = new Image
     buttonemaila = new Image

     button1.src = 'art/char_drsound.gif'
     button1a.src = 'art/char_drsound_over.gif'
     button2.src = 'art/char_everyman.gif'
     button2a.src = 'art/char_everyman_over.gif'
     button3.src = 'art/char_drsound.gif'
     button3a.src = 'art/char_drsound_over.gif' 
     button4.src = 'art/char_focus.gif'
     button4a.src = 'art/char_focus_over.gif'
     button5.src = 'art/char_housewife.gif'
     button5a.src = 'art/char_housewife_over.gif'
     button6.src = 'art/char_kitten.gif'
     button6a.src = 'art/char_kitten_over.gif'
     button7.src = 'art/char_mrq.gif'
     button7a.src = 'art/char_mrq_over.gif'
     button8.src = 'art/char_qmobile.gif'
     button8a.src = 'art/char_qmobile_over.gif'
     button9.src = 'art/char_truck.gif'
     button9a.src = 'art/char_truck_over.gif'
     button10.src = 'art/char_virus.gif'
     button10a.src = 'art/char_virus_over.gif'
     button11.src = 'art/char_vixen.gif'
     button11a.src = 'art/char_vixen_over.gif'
	 button12.src = 'art/char_equipment.gif'
     button12a.src = 'art/char_equipment_over.gif'
     buttonemail.src = 'art/topsecret_email.gif'
     buttonemaila.src = 'art/topsecret_email_over.gif' 
 }