// 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 (DropDown.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 DropDownSet(DropDown.direction.down, -45, 3, DropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		
		//GLOBAL NAV --- ABOUT
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("- Mission & History", "mission.php"); 
		menu1.addItem("- Coaches", "coaches.php");
		menu1.addItem("- Alumni", "alumni.php");
		menu1.addItem("- Press", "press.php");

		//GLOBAL NAV --- UNDERCURRENT
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("- Groups", "groups.php");		
		menu2.addItem("- Roster", "roster.php");
		menu2.addItem("- Records", "records.php");
		menu2.addItem("- Skills Progression", "skills.php");
		
		//GLOBAL NAV --- SCHEDULE
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("- Practice", "practice.php");
		menu3.addItem("- Meets", "meets.php");

		//GLOBAL NAV --- FOR PARENTS
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("- Parents' Responsibilities", "responsibilities.php");
		menu4.addItem("- Attendance & Travel", "attendance.php");
		menu4.addItem("- Registration & Fees", "registration.php");
		
	
		
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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])
		//==================================================================================================	

// 		var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[1]);
//		subMenu2.addItem("· Group 1", "group1.php");
//		subMenu2.addItem("· Group 2", "group2.php");
//		subMenu2.addItem("· Group 3", "group3.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.
		//==================================================================================================
		DropDown.renderAll();
	}