thanks, @Ziggy. when I plug the code from that thread in as-is, it moves one field, but not the right one, and then splits another field so the label is in the line above and the box for it is below (see attached).
I tried changing the code a bit with the names of my form fields, but sadly, I am a bit of a novice/hack and can't figure out how to make it work for my fields. appreciate the attempt though! if I knew more, I could probably make it work.