There are instructions here to get the Stop Recording toolbar back:

http://www.contextures.com/xlfaqMac.html#Stop


WeeSpeck wrote:
I have Office 2000 and I use Excel to record macros in my workbooks. In the
past a "Stop Record" button would show up when I would begin recording a
macro, but at some point it stopped displaying. Why did it go away and how
do I get that button to display again?


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Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
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