// 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"));
				
			 
			
				
				

				var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
				
			 
			
				
				

				var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
				
			 
			
				
				

				var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
				
			 
			
				
				

				var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
				
			 
			

					menu5.addItem("» Partner Resources", "/index.cfm?level=page&aID=0&pageid=611&Content_Key=619&type=Page&PageName=Partner_Resources");
					
					
				
			

					menu5.addItem("» Student Data Files", "/index.cfm?level=page&aID=0&pageid=784&Content_Key=927&type=Page&PageName=Student_Data_Files");
					
					
				
			

					menu5.addItem("» Measure-Up Account Set Up ", "http://www.measureup.com/test/default.asp");
					
					
				
			

					menu5.addItem("» Benchmark & Mentor Login", "https://certprep.certiport.com/Default.aspx");
					
					
				
			

					menu5.addItem("» Prodigy IC3 eLearning Login", "http://prodigy.howtomaster.com");
					
					
				
			

					menu5.addItem("» IT Academy Web Site Login", "http://www.microsoftitacademy.com");
					
					
				
			

					menu5.addItem("» IT Academy eLearning Login", "http://itacademyinstructor.microsoftelearning.com/");
					
					
				
			

					menu5.addItem("» Be The World Champ Competition", "http://www.betheworldchamp.com");
					
					
				
			
				
				

				var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
				
			 
			
				
				

				var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
				
			 
			
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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();
	}