In agenda, you can filter by category by pressing '<' when point on that particular category. To remove filtering, press '<' again. All this is explained in the org-mode info. However the initial agenda buffer, viewed by 'C-c a', gives the keys '<' for filtering but '>' to remove the restriction. This surely is wrong since '>' is the key to call the org-agenda-date-prompt, or am I missing something very basic here?
Nest wishes, Colin Baxter.