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For example, the first physical page in our new word document should start at Page 502. But as Physical Page 1 (of a new document) we want this to be printed in the top right hand side of the page header. But because the page number value is EVEN it insists on moving it the left-hand side of the page, and so on and so forth.
What we want Word to do is place the page number in the right-hand corner or left-hand corner based on the Physical Page count of the document, and not the value shown in the Page Number box itself. How do I get control of this placement to override its behaviour?
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Your first page of your physical document should say 502 but you want it to be treated as an odd-numbered page.
You need to use calculated page numbers (which will not be reflected in any TOC).
Instead of a Page field { PAGE } you will need to start your page numbering at 1 for example and have your page numbers show up using a calculation field:
{ = { PAGE } + 501 }. That field would go into the frames.
Thus Word will put treat your page 502 as page 1 and odd-numbered. I do not recommend doing this.
A better solution would be to have a page 501 that starts your numbering at 501 and may say "This page intentionally blank."
It is a violation of publishing norms to have an even-numbered page on the right side.
Doing it this way (with the initial blank page) means that Tables of Contents, Indices, and anything else in Word that refers to page numbers will give the correct response. You could perhaps use it as a cover!