// 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
		//==================================================================================================
		// Use a '#' to represent no URL
		
		// menu : The Company
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("  About Questia", "./history.html");
		menu2.addItem("  The Collection", "./collection.html");
		menu2.addItem("  The Team", "./team.html");
		menu2.addItem("  Partners", "./partners.html");
		menu2.addItem("  Publishers", "./publishers.html");
		
		// menu : Products
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("  Questia", "./products-questia.html");
		menu3.addItem("  Questia School", "./products-classroom.html");
		
		// menu : Investors
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("  Investor Relations", "./investor-relations.html");
		menu4.addItem("  Historical Financials", "./historical-financials.html");
		menu4.addItem("  Historical Letters", "./historical-letters.html");
		
		// menu : Questia News
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("  In The News", "./news.html");
		menu5.addItem("  Press Releases", "./pressrelease.html");
		menu5.addItem("  Media Contact", "./media.html");
		
		var subMenu5 = menu5.addMenu(menu5.items[0]);
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; <b>In The News Archive:</b>", "#");
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; 2006 Archive", "./news.html");
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; 2005 Archive", "./news/n2005.html");
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; 2004 Archive", "./news/n2004.html");
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; 2003 Archive", "./news/n2003.html");
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; 2001 Archive", "./news/n2001.html");
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; 2000 Archive", "./news/n2000.html");
		
		var subMenu5 = menu5.addMenu(menu5.items[1]);
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; <b>Press Release Archive:</b>", "#");
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; 2007 Archive", "./pressrelease.html");
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; 2006 Archive", "./pressrelease/2006.html");
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; 2005 Archive", "./pressrelease/2005.html");
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; 2004 Archive", "./pressrelease/2004.html");
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; 2002 Archive", "./pressrelease/2002.html");
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; 2001 Archive", "./pressrelease/2001.html");
		subMenu5.addItem("&nbsp; 2000 Archive", "./pressrelease/2000.html");
	
		// menu : Careers
		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
		menu6.addItem("&nbsp; Current Openings", "./openings.html");
		menu6.addItem("&nbsp; Culture and Benefits", "./corpculture.html");
		menu6.addItem("&nbsp; Houston", "./houston.html");
		
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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[2]);
		subMenu2.addItem("&nbsp; Privilege Card Programs", "index.htm");
		*/
		
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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();
	}