Are you sure that the page footer is visible? If it isn't, that also means that there are no controls in the section. Even adding VBA code to a section doesn't make it visible. The only ways to make it visible are:
1) Design the report using the report wizard, and fill it out completely and correctly, or
2) Place the cursor on the bottom of the line that's pointed to by the words "Page Footer", and drag it down to reveal some real estate. Then you can add controls as necessary.
Come to think of it, if you use the wizard, you'll always have a page footer, because that's where Access puts the Page information. You probably don't have that either, do you?
For what it's worth, I've been an Access designer for ages, and I still always use the wizards.
Sam