The ToolBox gives you the ability to easily add or remove dance slots, storage slots, and the flight helper. So when you find that you want to host more then 8 dancers on your HUD you are able to take out the ToolBox and load in additional dance slots. If you find you need to load more note cards then adding additional storage slots is helpful. But try to keep things on the low end to help reduce lag. The more you put in the HUD the more the servers have to work. If you are over 45 scripts in the Barre HUD then you are exceeding "fair usage limits". Fair usage limits are not a requirement but more of a courtesy to other SL users. One of the main concepts of Rachael Rockers is to provide a better product that uses less server resources. Whenever loading in dances or using the ToolBox it is best to do it in a region that is not laggy.
To load in more dance slots or storage slots, rez the ToolBox on the ground. Then rez your HUD next to it. It must be within 4 meters.
Touch the ToolBox. You will then get a pop-up menu.
You can select adding Dance Slots, Storage Slots or Flight Helper.
If you selected Dance or Storage Slots you will get a menu that asks you how many you want in the HUD. A general rule of thumb here is 10 Dance Slots and 4 Storage Slots. But if you are host or entertainer you may
need more. 
After you have selected the amount you want, the HUD will be loaded with the scripts you requested. This takes some time. You should plan for about 5 minutes. Less time if you are not loading very many scripts into the HUD.
After you have selected the amount you want, the HUD will be loaded with the scripts you requested. This takes some time. You should plan for about 5 minutes. Less time if you are not loading very many scripts into the HUD. You will see the text above the ToolBox turn red and count up the scripts being loaded. Your HUD will reboot. Answer no to any popups from the HUD at that time. Then the text above the ToolBox will turn white. At that point it will tell you that you may take your HUD into inventory.
It's important to keep the amount of script you wear, run as low as possible. Something that most scriptwriters don't realize is that if a script is turned off but still in an item that is worn it is still using time slices and memory from the server. Sure the overall thumbprint is reduced, but not by much. Simply put, having 20 dance slots and 20 storage slots in a HUD that has never used more then 5 at a time seems foolish. Even with setting the the state off it is still resource abusive.
It's important to keep the amount of script you wear, run as low as possible. Something that most scriptwriters don't realize is that if a script is turned off but still in an item that is worn it is still using time slices and memory from the server. Sure the overall thumbprint is reduced, but not by much. Simply put, having 20 dance slots and 20 storage slots in a HUD that has never used more then 5 at a time seems foolish. Even with setting the the state off it is still resource abusive.
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