Force Page

How does accces know when to force the new page in a report? I have tried entering and controlling page breaks, and by using the report footer force new page = 2. The problem is either the footer is placed on the next page by itself, or the wrong information is transfered to the page header (I have a different page for each subject, and when the subject changes the footer should be on the same page. I have several grouping levels, but want all footers on the same page. Somthing is telling access there is a new record different than the current. What is it and how do I utilize it?