Spry dropdown menus in Dreamweaver (CS 5.5) - how to make them smooth?

Hello. I received CS5.5 Master Collection this week and installed it.
I am trying to add a Spry dropdown menu bar.
That's easy enough, but I'm surprised that the menus just *pop* -- there's no smooth scrolling.
Is there an easy way, using JavaScript or other means, to make these menus incorporate a smooth scroll-down effect?
Thx!

See Spry Transition effects.
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/samples/effects/transition_sample.html
Or look at jQuery Superfish with optional HoverIntent.js.
http://users.tpg.com.au/j_birch/plugins/superfish/#examples
Nancy O.
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http://alt-web.com

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