[Richard Lewis Haggard]

I'm trying to layout a magazine for a college journal and am having trouble
with setting page backgrounds.

Here's what the editor wants to do: The first page, the cover page, is going
to have a black background. All succeeding pages have the normal background
color. I got the first page all black but things fall apart when I get to
the second page. I tried Insert-Break-Section Break/Next Page and then, on
the second page, did Format-Background-No Fill. That results in the bottom
of the first page turning white which, of course, is not quite the desired
effect.

How can I make the first page be completely black and all succeeding pages'
background the normal no fill background color? Please keep in mind that I'm
a programmer, not a person who has the slightest clue as to how to work with
Word so it would be greatly appreciated if you could couch your answers in a
fashion that a rather dim 3 year old will understand. Thanks!
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