// 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, 5, 2, TransMenu.reference.bottomLeft);

    //==================================================================================================
    // create a dropdown menu
    //==================================================================================================
    // the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
    //==================================================================================================
    // Dont forget to also change the global.js file !!
    
    var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("mnuAssistance"));
    menu1.addItem("Education", "../education/home.do");// send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
    menu1.addItem("Employment", "../employment/home.do"); 
    menu1.addItem("Finance", "../finance/home.do");   
    menu1.addItem("Health", "../health/home.do"); 
    menu1.addItem("Housing", "../housing/home.do");  
    menu1.addItem("Leaving Care", "../leavingCare/home.do"); 
    menu1.addItem("Rights", "../rights/home.do");      
    menu1.addItem("Transport", "../transport/home.do"); 
 
    
    //var submenu00 = submenu0.addMenu(submenu0.items[0]);
    //submenu00.addItem("foo");
    //submenu00.addItem("bar");
    //==================================================================================================

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