XL97: Stop Recording Button Is Not Displayed Recording a Macro

ID: Q174612

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, if you close the Stop Recording toolbar while you are recording a macro, the next time you start recording, the Stop Recording toolbar does not appear.

RESOLUTION

If the Stop Recording toolbar does not appear when you begin recording a macro, display it (as the last steps) while you record the macro. To display the Stop Recording toolbar while you record the macro, follow these steps:

1. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Stop Recording.

   The Stop Recording toolbar appears.

2. Perform any additional actions that you want to record in the macro.

3. On the Stop Recording toolbar, click the Stop Recording button.

4. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.

5. Click the macro name that you recorded and click Edit.

6. Delete the following line from the macro:

      Application.CommandBars("Stop Recording").Visible = True

NOTE: This line is recorded by displaying the Stop Recording toolbar in step 3 and must be deleted.

REFERENCES

For more information about recording macros, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   macros, recording

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Record a macro" topic.

Additional query words: XL97 stop button record

Keywords          : kbprg kbdta KbVBA 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: January 2, 1999