[funkydunk]

Sorry I didn't make myself clear, try this:

{section name=cat_num loop=$categories}
{assign var="temp" value=$categories[cat_num].categoryid} 
<tr> 
<td class=VertMenuItems><font class=CategoriesList>•{$categories[cat_num].category|escape|wordwrap:23:"
\n"}</font> 
</td> 
</tr> 
{/section}