// 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 (DropDown.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 DropDownSet(DropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, DropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
	

 
 //menu : #1
var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
menu1.addItem("Welcome",  active_dir + "patient_information/index.html"); 
menu1.addItem("First Visit",  active_dir + "patient_information/first_visit.html");
menu1.addItem("Scheduling",  active_dir + "patient_information/scheduling.html"); 
menu1.addItem("Financial Policy",  active_dir + "patient_information/financial.html");
menu1.addItem("Insurance",  active_dir + "patient_information/insurance.html"); 
menu1.addItem("Privacy Policy",  active_dir + "patient_information/privacy_policy.html");
menu1.addItem("Photo Gallery",  active_dir + "patient_information/photo_gallery.html");



// menu : #2
var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
menu2.addItem("Dental Implants", active_dir + "dental_implants_las_vegas/index.html");
menu2.addItem("Bone Grafting", active_dir + "oral_surgery_las_vegas/bone_grafting.html");
menu2.addItem("Wisdom Teeth", active_dir + "oral_surgery_las_vegas/wisdom_teeth.html");
menu2.addItem("Impacted Canines", active_dir + "oral_surgery_las_vegas/impacted_tooth.html");
menu2.addItem("Facial Trauma", active_dir + "oral_surgery_las_vegas/facial_trauma.html");
menu2.addItem("Jaw Surgery", active_dir + "oral_surgery_las_vegas/jaw_surgery.html");
menu2.addItem("Oral Pathology", active_dir + "oral_surgery_las_vegas/oral_pathology.html");
menu2.addItem("TMJ Disorders", active_dir + "oral_surgery_las_vegas/tmj_disorders.html");
menu2.addItem("Cleft Lip & Palate", active_dir + "oral_surgery_las_vegas/cleft_lip_palate.html");
menu2.addItem("Platelet Rich Plasma", active_dir + "oral_surgery_las_vegas/platelet_rich_plasma.html");



// menu : #3
var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
menu3.addItem("Meet Dr. Johnson",  active_dir + "oral_surgeon_las_vegas/dr_brendan_g_johnson.html");
menu3.addItem("Meet Dr. Holtzen",  active_dir + "oral_surgeon_las_vegas/dr_john_holtzen.html");
menu3.addItem("Office Tour",  active_dir + "oral_surgeon_las_vegas/tour.html");
menu3.addItem("In the Media & Community",  active_dir + "oral_surgeon_las_vegas/media_community.html");



// menu : #4
var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
menu4.addItem("Before Anesthesia",  active_dir + "instructions/anesthesia.html");
menu4.addItem("After Dental Implant Surgery",  active_dir + "instructions/dental_implants.html");
menu4.addItem("After Wisdom Tooth Removal",  active_dir + "instructions/wisdom_tooth_removal.html");
menu4.addItem("After Impacted Tooth Exposure",  active_dir + "instructions/impacted_tooth.html");
menu4.addItem("After Extractions",  active_dir + "instructions/extractions.html");
menu4.addItem("After Multiple Extractions",  active_dir + "instructions/multiple_extractions.html");
menu4.addItem("Sinus Precautions",  active_dir + "instructions/sinus_precautions.html");



// menu : #5
var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
menu5.addItem("Patient Registration Form",  active_dir + "forms/index.html");



// menu : #6
var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
menu6.addItem("Referral Form",  active_dir + "referring/referral_form.html");
menu6.addItem("Study Club",  active_dir + "referring/study_club.html"); 
menu6.addItem("Links of Interest",  active_dir + "referring/links.html"); 


// menu : #7
var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
menu7.addItem("Contact Information",  active_dir + "contact/index.html");
menu7.addItem("Las Vegas Office Map",  active_dir + "contact/las_vegas.html"); 
menu7.addItem("Henderson Office Map",  active_dir + "contact/henderson.html"); 



		//==================================================================================================
		// 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.
		//==================================================================================================
		DropDown.renderAll();
	}