From what I can understand from past threads, the related categories option is used to make virtual links to other categories - 'yahoo@' style???

What I'd like to know is the method you use to go about building or 'connecting' them.

Do you create the 'actual' category first, then create another 'actual' which will serve as the virtual? Then do you use the related function in the admin area to join them?
If so, which category do you put in the left field and which in the right?

I'm guessing VIRTUAL CATEGORY -> ACTUAL CATEGORY

Cheers,

Regan.