// 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, 0, 1, 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("home"));
			menu1.addItem("BCDoctorsWhoTeach.ca", "http://www.ucfs.ca"); 

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

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("about"));
			menu2.addItem("About Us","../files/about.php");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("news"));
			menu3.addItem("News","../files/news.php");
		//==================================================================================================
		
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("resources"));
			menu4.addItem("President's Letters","../files/president-letters.php");
			menu4.addItem("Reports","../files/reports.php");
			menu4.addItem("Letters and Releases","../files/letters.php");
			menu4.addItem("History","../files/history.php");
			menu4.addItem("Rights Under Attack","../files/rights-under-atack.php"); 
			
			var submenu0 = menu4.addMenu(menu7.items[0]);
			submenu0.addItem("President's Letters Archive","../files/president-letters-archive.php");
			
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("join"));
			menu5.addItem("How to Join","../files/how-to-join.php");
		//==================================================================================================
		

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("contact"));
			menu6.addItem("Contact","../files/contact.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.
		//==================================================================================================
		TransMenu.renderAll();
	}