Formatting: How to get a textarea to stretch

[fusion27]

Hi guys, I'm really liking iReport.  I've learned a ton in the past year, but I'm getting stuck here.

The report pretty much looks like the web form that collects the data for it, it's here:

https://www.uakron.edu/webforms/apply2HR.dot

The first html textarea "Reason for Leaving" can collect up to 65,535 characters.  In iReport when the field that accomodates that much data, I've figured out how "Stretch With Overflow" works, it will expand that text field.  Where I'm getting caught is the report elements below.  I want to maintain vertical spacing/magins between each of those text fields, so if it expands down 3cm, I'd like for the rest of the pieces of the report to move down 3cm.  Check out the attached screen cap and code.  Thanks for your help.

[mdahlman]

Set the items below it to Float instead of being Fixed Relative to Top.