1. A method of presenting a user with selection of items, wherein each item is characterized as being a member of one category selected from a plurality of categories, the method comprising the steps of: determining a number of categories which are to be represented in a display; determining a number of selections which can be presented at one time in the display, a selection being either an item or a category; displaying at least one item label and at least one category label, where the category label represents the items in the category, where the items and categories displayed are determined as a function of the number of categories, the number of selections and a threshold count, wherein items from categories with no more than the threshold count are represented by individual item labels and items from categories with more than the threshold count are collectively represented by one of the at least one category labels.