Word 2010 page number problems

There is no free app or paid app of which I am aware.

I have a free one that lets you make the page numbering continuous throughout the document.
Continuous Page Numbering Add-In
That does not, however, control how they display.

What you need is an understanding of how page numbering and headers and footers work in Word. Page numbers are fields in headers and/or footers. Headers and footers are parts of sections. Every section can have three of each. These are independent of one another.

Those in each section can be linked to the like part in the previous section and repeat that content.

Resources:

• Quick Reference Card for Headers, Footers and Page Numbers (a pdf)
• Header/Footer Settings Recap
• Page Numbers in Word 2007-2024 (365)

Note that any control over these things depends on using the desktop application. Such fine control is not available in the mobile or online apps. The different programs called Word offered by Microsoft - a pdf