I am formatting a book with different headers on odd/even pages, with roman numeral page numbering in the front matter, and arabic numbers starting on the first page of the main body of the book.

I have done this for years, using continuous section breaks; once in awhile, this happens: Word inserts a blank page (can't see it in print view, but can see the page numbers at bottom left in Word skip and page when scrolling). Example: All is well through page 9, when I click on the next page, Word says it is page 11 instead of 10.

If I remove the page break and leave the continuous section break in on page 9, then there is no extra page; however, when I correct the page numbers inserted in the footer, then an extra page is suddenly there (at bottom left, not in print view). I have the default section in layout as Continuous for the entire document. PLEASE help.