I'm not sure what's going on with your document, but you can start
by checking this: Is "Different odd and even" and "Different first
page" is enabled for all sections of your document? Is "Same as
Previous" turned off for *all* headers and footers of each section?

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"tinhorn" wrote in message
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Page setup = different odd & even; different 1st page
Same as Previous = Off
Version = 2002 (I think.)

My manuscript requires different headers for first, even, and odd
pages.
Page numbers are in the footers.

When I insert the page number into the first page, it turns that
page into
an odd page and replaces first page with odd page formatting.

I've formatted dozens of other manuscripts and can't figure out what
is
different about this one. Help!