Multiple edit pages not determined by section field?

I would like to have multiple edit pages configured to display depending on what needs to be done with a record that is not necessarily dependent on section field or for use with multiple statuses. For example, having the same edit page used for modifying a page that may be active or obsolete, which is different than adding a new record. If I add multiple edit pages and no field is selected in the New Page dialog, then all of the pages are "Not used," which is not accurate.