# A.2 Hot Bar Items Missing!

After installing XTrackCAD the Hot Bar is not active; the arrows to the left and the right of the Hot Bar are a grey colour instead of black, the Hot Bar is blank and also does not scroll.

There's nothing wrong, you just need to load a track or structure Parameter file. Open the Parameter dialog window (File>Parameter) then click on Browse. A list of `*.xtp` files with names like `atlasn55.xtp` should appear. Select whichever file or files are appropriate for your needs then click the OK button. Click OK on the Parameter File dialog and you should now have objects displayed on the Hot Bar.

Notes:

1. Only elements that fit the selected scale are available in the Hot Bar. Thus if you're sure the parameter file has been loaded via the File>Parameter dialog, make sure the correct scale has been selected for the layout (Options>Layout).

2. If a long list of parameter files is selected, movement within the Hot Bar can be slow. If you right-click on the Hot Bar, a list of available parameter sets is shown. By Left-Clicking the desired parameter set, the Hot Bar is immediately scrolled to the first element in that parameter set.

3. When a new layout is created or when XTrackCAD is started for the first time, the scale of the layout defaults to N scale. Do not forget to change the scale in order to see tracks from other scales in the Hot Bar!