Put this in the ThisWorkbook Module

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
If CloseMode = vbFormControlMenu Then
MsgBox "Clicking the X button does not work."
Cancel = True
End If
End Sub

"pano" wrote:

Is there anyway you can disable the exit button X in excel 2003 as I
only want the users to close and save the workbook thru a button macro
on the worksheet???

Thanks