I am struggling mightily to get Headers/Footers in a Word template to work:

To start with a clean slate (I inherited the template), I first cleared all
connections between headers/footers throughout this multi-section template.
Next, I attempted to re-apply unique Header/Footer Page Setup attributes to
the first two Sections' footer. However, for the third Section, Word
over-rides the attributes I applied to previous Sections mere moments prior.

For example, I am trying to set up Section 1 to have no difference between
Odd/Even header/footers and no connection to subsequent header/footers; I
then try to set up Section 2 to also have no difference between Odd/Even
pages as well as no connection to other header/footers. I apply these
attributes with "This Section Only" checked off in the dialog box.

However, when I set up Section 3 to have different Odd/Even header/footers,
detached from any prior Sections, Word goes BACK to Sections 1 and 2 and
applies the SAME "different odd/even" attributes, even though I just set
these Sections up to NOT have them.

Thank you for any instruction/guidance,

-Hans in Seattle USA