Word 2016 bug?: Page numbering in each section resets to 1 upon saving

[techwriter3k]

I need to include specific wording ("For Official Use Only") in page footers that is in no way linked to a Style used on the page. In versions of Word before Word 2016, I never had any problem doing this -- I would create section breaks where I needed to include the footer wording or not include the wording. I would set the page numbering to "Continue from previous section" and the document numbering would be fine. I recently switched to Word 2016, and now after I do the above, save, and reopen the file, the page numbering at the start of each section reverts to "1." I've searched various forums and cannot find a solution. My company disables macros, so that is not a solution for me. I don't think StyleRefs will help, because I'm not trying to reference a Style used on the page. Thanks in advance for any insights!