Text fields combining when PDF is saved and reopened

This has been a source of great frustration for not just me, but my coworkers working on the same documents.  I individually create text fields in a spreadsheet/table format either initially in MS Word and converting to PDF, or create them in Acrobat while editing the document. 
After I save the document and open it later to edit, the text fields are combined arbitrarily, usually close or touching fields are combined, such as parts of a column, but sometimes single letters from other fields get combined.  At the same time, some other text fields will sometimes get split into individual rows. 
Beyond looking messy when I want to edit these fields, the main problem i have in these cases is that whenever i try  to edit these now combined text fields, the text and/or format of the field will get jumbled, thus making it impossible to edit.
Anyone else had this problem or know how to prevent it?

Hi - yes Iv'e tried in in several events inc 'Initialize' anbd 'Layout Ready', 'Doc Ready' - just cant seem to get it to work.
Here is the troublesome portion of the form, if you add some impact ratings the color will change, then save and close the form, reopen and the color formatting is lost
Dropbox - BIA Impacts for forum.pdf
Any help appreciated
Thanks
E

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