1. Do not use the Enter key to space between paragraphs. Use Space-Before and Space-After paragraph settings.
2. Use Page-Break-Before paragraph formatting when you want to force a page break. This is applied to the paragraph you want at the beginning of a new page - preferably as part of the paragraph style's definition.
3. Do not use the spacebar to position things horizontally. Use Tabs or Tables.
4. Use the StyleRef Field in your headers and footers to change content to match text in the body of the document. Minimize use of Section breaks.
5. As much as possible, do your formatting using Styles.

See: Basic Concepts of Microsoft Word - from Shauna Kelly

Thank you Andrew for your kind words.

See also:

• Word Doesn't Know What a Page Is
• Moving/Reorganizing Pages in Microsoft Word
• Numbering Front Matter by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP