I would suggest actually to start creating tests and code without using recording. Recording is "dumb" in that it doesn't necessarily take into account existing tests (keyword or script) when it records a new test. It doesn't always utilize things like Extended Find and wild-carded properties when doing name mapping. It is simply recording actions against objects and may just create new ones.
I've found that recording is an excellent tool to learn how to write tests and to investigate how a test should be written to achieve a certain goal. But when it comes to maintainable, sustainable, efficiently written tests, recording does not measure up and it is best to start creating tests without depending upon recording to do so.
