menubar = Menu(root)
filemenu = Menu(menubar, tearoff=0)
filemenu.add_command(label="Save Chat", command=changecwd_)
filemenu.add_separator()
filemenu.add_command(label="Exit", command=root.destroy)
menubar.add_cascade(label="File", menu=filemenu)

helpmenu = Menu(menubar, tearoff=0)
helpmenu.add_command(label="How To Connect...", command=menuconnect_)
helpmenu.add_command(label="Commands...", command=commands_)
helpmenu.add_command(label="About...", command=about_)
menubar.add_cascade(label="Help", menu=helpmenu)
root.config(menu=menubar) # displays the menu