Building multiple Fillable Forms

I need to use / build multiple fillable order forms.  They generally consist of 3 parts:  Header, Options, Payment Information.   Can I (how) copy/ paste one of the sections to build another form, ie, take the header of one form, use the Options of another, and the Payment information layout of a 3rd to make a new form?  BTW I have Acrobat XI  Please reply here or to:  [email protected]
Thank You

As Mr BoJangles indicated, the Adobe
b LiveCycle
product is what they offer as "fillable" forms.
http://www.adobe.com/products/server/adobedesigner/

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