I have checked different odd/even pages for my headers as I have different text in each. But the footers are all consecutive page numbers. Should I not have different odd/even pages checked when I'm in the first numbered footer, and have Connect to Previous enabled? Or do I need to enter odd and even page numbers separately--as I do the headers--with each "set" being connected to previous (presumably previous chapter's odd or even set of numbers.)

When you have instructed Word to use different odd and even pages, any content that you want in both odd and even footers (or headers) must be added twice.

The quickest way to insert a page number field in a footer (or header) is to click where you want the page number and insert it with Alt+Shift+P.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

References:

• Different Header/Footer/Page Number on Even and Odd-numbered Pages
• Header/Footer Settings Recap
• Link to Previous
• What gets carried over when you start a new section?