I occasionally need to recreate a PDF form in Word, and I have a few questions about functionality and limitations.

I place a graphic of the original form in the header/footer area, and I add each form field into a frame for positioning. I have problems when I need to add/change fields as it appears that the 'Tab Order' is based on the order which the fields/frames are created (If I create or paste a new frame/field, that field will be added to the end of the tab order; if I drag-copy an existing frame/field, that field will appear in the tab order after the field it was copied from)

I don't see any way to move frames up or down within the Zorder, or to set a tab order. Is there any way to reset the existing order, or do I need to cut/paste each field if I end up needing to add a field at a particular place or rearrange the order of fields?

Also, is there a way to select more than 1 frame/field? If I need to move or copy an entire section, having to do it one field at a time is very tedious.

It appears to me that checkboxes cannot be mutually exclusive (i.e. Male or Female) - is there any way to limit a group to 1 selection (I cannot use Macros, as I don't have control over the platform or version that it will be used or the security settings that will be set)

I also dont' see any way to make the frames transparent, is this true? Currently, I need to redraw the lines in the form over top of the fields, which is also very time consuming especially when the client makes changes.

Any help with these issues would be most appreciated.