Creating button in Acrobat 9 form that will email form

Question

Working on Mac:
I have created a button in my Acrobat 9 pdf form that has the following action:
Execute a menu item: File>attach to Email
When I click on the button it will take me to my email where it is attached and I can send it to somebody. However my HR department works on a PC and it does not work when she clicks on the button. The Reset form and Print forms work fine.
What can I do to make this work. I do not want a submit button because this form will be filled out by various people who will then email on to their supervisors. I just thought it would be easier for them to have a button to push.
Thanks.

Answer 1

The answer will depend on whether the form needs to work with Reader and maybe what version of Acrobat/Reader your users will have. If it needs to work with Reader, the form has to be Reader-enabled, which is an additional step you do as the final step in Acrobat before sending the form to your recipients. Exactly how you do this depends on the version of Acrobat you're using.
The best approach for your button would be to use the mailDoc JavaScript method, which allows you to set the subject of the email, the recipients (including cc and bcc), and the body of the email. This has been discussed a number of times here before, so you may find more with a search. Post again if you can't find anything.
You can also use a "Submit a Form" action or the corresponding submitForm JavaScript method, and specify the email address of the recipient using a mailto type URL. This is less flexible than using mailDoc, but is simpler so it may have its virtues.
Also, not that when responding by email, private info you have in your email signature can get posted to the forum, which you may not want since it's open to the world. You also cannot attach files here, so if you want someone to be able to retrieve it, you'll have to post it somewhere else and provide a link, or get someone to send you their email address so you can send it that way.