Custom Forms for TDO Mini-Forms plugin on Wordpress 2.9.2+

We are creating a Wordpress-driven site which allows Users to submit content using the TDO Mini Forms plug-in. The plug in is installed and configured, it submits content for moderation with no problems, we only need assistance with creating custom forms which contain pulldowns, checkboxes and radio buttons using the TDO MiniForms plugin. We will be styling all elements on our own, so we just need a configuration that we can style using standard CSS. Applicant must be able to create the custom form elements without interfering with auto-updates for either the TDO plug-in or the WordPress application.