I have a report that has a series of fields in a row in "detail" that is designed to look like a table or spreadsheet when it is run. Is there a way to set ALL the fields in the row to grow if one does so that all the boxes will be the same height in the completed report?

No, you need to do it with code. Sorry, I don't have a sample to post. Perhaps you can find it if you search.
Try one of these articles in the KB:
210321 - ACC2000 How to Shrink and Grow a Rectangle in a Report
286247 - ACC2002 Vertical Lines in a Report Do Not Grow with Section
These aren't links. Go to the kb and search by the article number.

Thanks for your help. I will try these.