// set up drop downs anywhere in the body of the page. 
	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, 1, 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("- Residential, Etc.", "rentals_search.cfm"); 
		menu1.addItem("- Storage Units", "storage.cfm"); 
		menu1.addItem("- Property Management", "propertymgt.cfm");		
		
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("- Property", "property_search.cfm"); 
		menu2.addItem("- New", "property_special.cfm?Special=2"); 
		// menu2.addItem("- Rentals & Storage", "#");
		menu2.addItem("- Best Buys", "property_special.cfm?Special=1");
		
		//var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		//menu5.addItem("- Sub One", "#"); 
		//menu5.addItem("- Sub Two", "#"); 
		//menu5.addItem("- Sub Three", "#");
		
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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[0]);  //first item in menu 1 has a submenu
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sO) sub One", "Link");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sT) sub Two", "Link");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sH) sub Three", "Link");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sF) sub Four", "Link");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sI) sub Five", "Link");

		//var subMenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[1]);  //second item in menu 1 has a submenu
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sO) sub One", "Link");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sT) sub Two", "Link");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sH) sub Three", "Link");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sF) sub Four", "Link");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sI) sub Five", "Link");
		
		//var subMenu1 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[0]);  //first item in menu 2 has a submenu
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sO) sub One", "Link");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sT) sub Two", "Link");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sH) sub Three", "Link");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sF) sub Four", "Link");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (sI) sub Five", "Link");

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