Categories are used to group data fields in form views.
In the Project Designer, categories can be found on the Categories tab of a view properties page.
![Categories tab on the view properties page in the Project Browser. Categories tab on the view properties page in the Project Browser.](/blog/2012/09/working-with-categories-in-designer/image02.png)
Create new categories by using the action New | New Category on the action bar.
![New Category action bar action in the Project Browser. New Category action bar action in the Project Browser.](/blog/2012/09/working-with-categories-in-designer/image04.png)
Category details can be viewed and edited by clicking on the Header Text link or using the context menu option Open.
![Open context menu option in the Project Browser. Open context menu option in the Project Browser.](/blog/2012/09/working-with-categories-in-designer/image06.png)
The Sync context menu option will select the relevant category node in the Project Explorer.
![Relevant category node has been selected in the Project Explorer. Relevant category node has been selected in the Project Explorer.](/blog/2012/09/working-with-categories-in-designer/image10.png)
The category Id can be changed using Rename context menu option in the Project Explorer.
![Category in Rename mode allows the user to change the Id in the Project Explorer. Category in Rename mode allows the user to change the Id in the Project Explorer.](/blog/2012/09/working-with-categories-in-designer/image14.png)
Categories can be quickly found using the Navigate To window.
![Navigate To widow allows direct navigation to the category. Navigate To widow allows direct navigation to the category.](/blog/2012/09/working-with-categories-in-designer/image16.png)
Move and arrange categories using drag and drop commands in the Project Explorer.
!['Order Details' category has been moved after the drop target. 'Order Details' category has been moved after the drop target.](/blog/2012/09/working-with-categories-in-designer/image20.png)
Categories can be removed using the Delete context menu option.
![Delete context menu option for a category in the Project Explorer. Delete context menu option for a category in the Project Explorer.](/blog/2012/09/working-with-categories-in-designer/image22.png)