Automatically create fillable fields

Good afternoon,
I'm using Acrobat Professional X (version 10.0.3). I have an existing .pdf that I need to add fillable text fields and check boxes to. Is there a way for these potential fields to be automatically detected and inserted into my .pdf, so that I do not need to do this manually?
Thanks in advance for any assistance!
John

As noted there is the "Form Wizard" but this is very limited. Names are generated that might not have any relation to the data being entered, form relationships for check boxes and radio buttons do not exist, and you will need to edit these fields as needed. It is a best guess at the field type and many parameters of the field must be manually updated. All drop down list and combo boxes will need to be manually updated.

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