Creating vertical overflowing text fields

I am a newbie to LifeCycle Designer. I am using version 8.0 and saving to Acrobat 7 (Static) for greater compatibility.
 
I have created a form with 3 vertical text fields and need for each of them to auto- expand in height and be able to flow throw the next page if necessary.
 
I have created a footer label in the Master Page, so the overflowing text shouldn’t write over it.
 

 
I tried creating a table with three rows but the height seems to be fixed even though it is set to Expand to fit.
 

 
If you have an example, that would be better.
 

 
Would appreciate any help on this.