| 1. | Open a database (if one isn't already open). |
| 2. | Select Categories... from the View menu, or click the  toolbar button. This will display the Category dialog (shown below). |
| 3. | Click the New button and Category Edit dialog (shown below) will be displayed. |
| 4. | Fill in the name of the new category and select whether the new category is to be associated with ingredients, recipes and menus. |
NOTE: Each category within a Resort Chef database must have a unique name. If you attempt to create a new category which has the same name as an already existing category, the program will not let you save your new category.
| 5. | Click the OK button to save the new category. |
| 6. | If you wish to create another new category, just repeat from step 3 above, otherwise, close the Category dialog and you are finished. |