menuVersion = 4;  
    menuWidth = 140;  //a default setting, each individual parent menu width can be set in MenuArray
    
	//variables affecting child display
	childOverlap = 3;
    childOffset = 5;
    perCentOver = null;
    secondsVisible = .15;
    
	//font variables for default type, additional changes can be made using html tags in the MenuArray
    fntCol = "#ffffff";
    fntSiz = "8";
    fntBold = false;
    fntItal = false;
    fntFam = "sans-serif,arial,verdana,helvetica";
    
	//menu items
    backCol = "#7BA2A5";
    overCol = "#ffffff";
    overFnt = "#000000";
    
	//menu box borders and spacing
    borWid = 2;
    borCol = "#7BA2A5";  //#FFB64A
    borSty = "solid";
    itemPad = 1;
    
	//arrows
    imgSrc = "images/arrow.gif";  //image to indicate a child menu exists, usually an arrow of some sort
    imgHt = 10;  // width & height of pointer image
    imgWd = 6;  //
	
	//separators
    separator = 0;
    separatorCol = "#006666";
    
    isFrames = false;      
    navFrLoc = "left";     
    
    keepHilite = true; 
    NSfontOver = true;
    clickStart = false;  //set to true to require a click to bring up menu, false for mouseovers
    clickKill = false;
    
	isCentered = false;
	templateWidth = 578;
    netscapeOffset = 0;
    thisPage = document.location.href;