How to get rid of gratuitous "Categories: none" bar in Contacts?

[baobob]

For a newbie, Outlook 2002's Contacts management is execrably
convoluted.

I've created a couple of Distribution Lists. But in the Contacts
folder, I don't see them.

Instead, there is an expandable gray bar labeled "Categories : (none)
(2 items)". On expanding it, I see my two Lists.

The point is, I haven't created any "Categories".

So why does Outlook have, let alone require me to open, a perverse
supernumerary Category called "No Categories"?

True, I've been playing around in Outlook trying to understand how
Categories and Distribution Lists work, so it might be an artifact
I've created.

How do I get rid of the "No Category" bar so that items in Contacts
are immediately visible, at the top level?

Thanks.

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[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

You need to change views or reset the current view (if not using By
Categories).

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[baobob]

Ms. Poremsky:

Thanks very much for reply. I will try that.

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