You need to replace the field with a CREATEDATE field, which displays
the creation date of the document: Press ALT+F9 to display field
codes. You'll find that your date is a DATE or TIME field. Type
CREATEDATE instead of DATE (or TIME), press F9, and then press ALT+F9
again to hide field codes and show field result.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Jesper" wrote in message
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Using Word 2000. Inserting an automatically generated
date field, how do I lock this? When opening the document
later, the date must remain the original one.
Any hints?

Best regards
Jesper