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

/*		
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("- Overview", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("- Web Hosting", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("- Commerce Solutions", "#");
		menu1.addItem("- Application Development", "#");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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 subMenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[1]);
		subMenu1.addItem("· (ss) Shared-Server", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/ss/linux-standard/");
		subMenu1.addItem("· (as) Appliance-Server", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/as/linux/");
		subMenu1.addItem("· (ds) Dedicated-Server", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/ds/linux/");
		subMenu1.addItem("· (fc) Flash Communication Server MX", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/flashcom/shared/");
		subMenu1.addItem("· Infrastructure/Technology", "http://www.mediatemple.net/company/aboutus/techology-infrastructure.php");

		// submenu
		var subMenu2 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[2]);
		subMenu2.addItem("· Mad Merch (full solution)", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/madmerch/");

*/



		// menu 
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("- training services", "../networking/training.asp");
		//menu2.addItem("- technical authoring", "../networking/tech_authoring.asp");
		menu2.addItem("- consultancy", "../networking/consultancy.asp");
		menu2.addItem("- network design services", "../networking/design.asp");
		menu2.addItem("- hardware sales", "../networking/hardware.asp");
		menu2.addItem("- implementation", "../networking/implementation.asp");
		
		// menu
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("- overview", "../education/academic_solutions_overview.asp");
		menu3.addItem("- academic solutions", "../education/academic_solutions.asp");
		menu3.addItem("- e-learning", "../education/e-learning.asp");

		// menu
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("- technical support packages", "../support/technical_support.asp");
		menu4.addItem("- voice and data convergence", "../solutions/voicedata.asp");
		menu4.addItem("- LAN/WAN solutions", "../solutions/lan_wan.asp");
		menu4.addItem("- security", "../solutions/security.asp");
		menu4.addItem("- VPN Internet applications", "../solutions/vpn.asp");
		
		// menu
		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
		menu6.addItem("- our vision", "../about/vision.asp");
		menu6.addItem("- mission statement", "../about/mission.asp");
		menu6.addItem("- FAQ's", "../about/FAQ.asp");
		menu6.addItem("- testimonials", "../about/testimonials.asp");
		
		//menu
		var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
		menu7.addItem("- overview", "../lab/ccie.asp");
		menu7.addItem("- available racks", "../lab/racks.asp");
		menu7.addItem("- free material", "../lab/free_material.asp");
		menu7.addItem("- lab workbooks", "../lab/workbooks.asp");
		menu7.addItem("- our rates", "../lab/our_rates.asp");
		menu7.addItem("- check availability", "../lab/availability.asp");
	

		
				

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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();
	}