🚀 go-pugleaf

Here's what I am trying to do:
Set up the background for a card that will have 7 data fields, each with 
a separate transparent button occupying the same area as the field. What 
I am after, is to have text data in each field; be able to locate data 
in these fields by HC find; then be able to click on any data field on 
the card (the transparent button occupying the same space as the field) 
and go to another card that has additional data. The fields are 1 line, 
approx 32 chars in Geneva 9 pt.

Problem:
I chose background. drew in some lines (showing on card relationships of 
the data), added single line fields, then added transparent buttons on 
top of the fields. Now, when I try to enter data into a field, it gets 
entered into into a lower line of which the topmost edge is the bottom 
of the field. All I see on the screen is the top edge of the alpha 

characters.
Question:
Where did I go wrong (besides not wading through all 700+ pages of the 
HC book before trying to create a meaningful [to me] database). What do 
I need to do to have functional data fields and transparant buttons 
occupying the same space in the background.

Thanks,

TeriAnn Wakeman