Try this:

From Excel's main menu:
<Tools<Customize<Toolbars tab
Check: Stop Recording
Click the [Close] button

That will make the toolbar display immediately.
Click the [X] in the upper right to close the toolbar.

The next time you record a macro€¦the Stop Recording toolbar will display.
DO NOT use the [X] BUTTON on that toolbar while RECORDING A MACRO.

Does that help?
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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"Oak Tree" wrote:

While recording a macro I closed the "Stop Recording" tool bar. Now it does
not open when I click OK in the "Record Macro" window. How do I reopen the
"Stop Recording" tool bar or how do I stop recording a macro when the tool
bar is not showing?