[SOLVED] Removing "Uncategorized" from the category menu?

I found a similiar post regarding this issue from back in May, but did not see an answer.

I am trying to remove the "uncategorized" category from the menu in the left sidebar. I placed the category id number to exclude it from the category menu bar, but it still shows.

Additionally, I have tried to change the categories to upper or lower case and that does not seem to work either. Any ideas?

Thank you