Thank you so much!!
That was it. Thank you.
I knew how to start and format page numbers, etc. The problem with 'same as previous' was that any changes to page numbers I did in one section's footer was applied tho the previous sections unless I turned off same as previous. If i deleted page numbers in section 2, they would also be deleted in section 3 too where I wanted them to appear and vice versa.
Thank you.