I think you're remembering incorrectly.  You could never SORT by Category -
you can GROUP by category.  It works well in all versions.  Click the Group
By Box button, beside the Current View window (you'll need your Advanced
toolbars on).  Drag the column header for Categories into the group by box.

Judy Gleeson
Acorn Training and Consulting
"we're nuts about Outlook"

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