Empower Personal Dashboard allows users to create custom categories for transactions using the following application-specific instructions below. 

Web

1. Click on the transaction
2. Click on the Category field
3. Start typing the name of the new category you want to create
4. At the bottom of the dropdown list, click create category
   
   
5. In the 'Add category' window that opens, enter the Name and Type (Income, Expense, or Transfer) of the new category
   
6. Click Done
7. Click Save in the bottom right corner to save the transaction with the newly-created category

iOS/Android

1. Tap on the transaction
2. In the Transaction details window, tap on the Category field
3. Tap '+' in the top right corner of the screen to open the Create category window
   
   
4. Type in the Name of the new category and select the type (Income, Expense, or Transfer)
   
   
5. Tap on Done in the upper-right corner to create the custom category and return to the Transaction details window
6. Tap Save in the upper-right corner to save the transaction with the newly-created category
   

Note that currently Empower Personal Dashboard allows a maximum of 30 custom categories to be created.