// 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, 1, 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("menu"));
		menu1.addItem("Home", "index.htm");
		menu1.addItem("About Us", "aboutus.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Support Us", "supportus.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Contact Us", "contactus.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Ask A Health Expert", "helpdesk.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Health Articles Database", "http://healthwise.healthlibrary.com");
		menu1.addItem("HelpTalks", "helptalks.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Expert Panel", "health-articles.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Online Books", "health-books.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Online Catalog", "http://www.smartpatient.in/w21/");
		menu1.addItem("MD Consult", "mdconsult-index.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Ask Dr.Info", "ask_dr_info.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Press Reviews", "press_review.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Humour", "humour.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Downloads", "pdf-downloads.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Guest Book", "guestbook.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Health Care Directory", "directory.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Message Board", "messageboard.htm");
		menu1.addItem("Favorite Health Sites", "favorite_health_sites.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.
		//==================================================================================================
		TransMenu.renderAll();
	}