Can I create an interactive checkbox?

I am creating a catalog of world paper money in InDesign, and exporting this catalog to PDF.
I would like it if collectors could open the PDF and toggle the setting of a checkbox to indicate if they own a particular note
Right now I have checkbox characters in InDesign, but these are treated no differently than any other text character in Acrobat.
So my question is if there's any way that I can replace the checkbox text character in InDesign with something that will function as an interactive checkbox that toggles between empty and checked states when clicked in Acrobat?
Any and all suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance!

But you do want them to be able to save the PDF with the boxes checked so they show on screen the next time they view it? I'm a little shaky on forms (and I'm pretty sure this is an Acrobat form as soon as you add the checkbox), but unless it is "Reader-enabled" I don't think they can save the states of the checkboxes, and you should check the licensing restrictions.
I think you'll be OK, because if memory serves you can distribute as many as you want if you don't collect more than three hundred, but you should definitely double-check to be sure. I ran into a problem with this and an application form at the local community college. We couldn't post it as a PDF on the college website and take electronic submissions for automated processing because we had to be able to receive an unlimited number of applications, and the college wasn't willing to invest in the additional software and licensing to allow that.
Peter

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