Form Fields Disappear after Editing

I created a simple interactive form from a fairly simply Excel document. After working to create and edit the fields I have them all as I want. When I leave the forms edit mode and save the document as a pdf, all those fields are gone with the exception of a couple of text fields.
All the fields are simple text fields wiht just two needing simple sum calulations. When I open the saved form and click on hightlight fields, they are not there. When I enter Forms edit mode and click on highlight existing fields, they all appear and their properties are intact. I checked all the fields for accuracy and complete instructions several times. Perhaps I am missing something in how I am saving the document or something is required when I close each field. None of the fields are locked.
I am using a 27" iMac with 12GB RAM using OSX 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) and running version 10.1.0 of Adobe Acrobat Pro. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Jay

Thanks Michael,
I had to do a lot of manual field editing and adding. The root of my problem, however, was me. I am so new to interactive forms that I did not understand what creating a "hidden" field meant. What I did was hide all fields. I thought that would just hide the name of the field but it hides everything. Once I made them visible, all was well. DUH!!
Thanks for your reply. It would be great to do calculations in Excel then have them translate into Adobe Acrobat. I am not very good at javascript.
Jay

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