Two articles that will give you some more insight into how this works are
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WorkWithSections.htm (your intuition
about section breaks was correct) and
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm, which will explain how to
set up your letterhead template using "Different first page" so that you
don't need a section break between the first and second pages (which I
suspect is what is causing the remainder of your problems).

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> We have a "logo page" where the company logo is in the header and the company
> information (address, general phone number, etc.) is in the footer. We have
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> the corporate logo stays at the top of the first page and the corporate
> information migrates to the bottom of the last page?
richlich - 15 Nov 2007 17:19 GMT
Suzanne,
Many, many thanks! You are a lifesaver! -Rich
> Two articles that will give you some more insight into how this works are
> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WorkWithSections.htm (your intuition
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> > the corporate logo stays at the top of the first page and the corporate
> > information migrates to the bottom of the last page?
Suzanne S. Barnhill - 15 Nov 2007 17:29 GMT
Glad I could help.

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> Suzanne,
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> > > the corporate logo stays at the top of the first page and the corporate
> > > information migrates to the bottom of the last page?