CS6 fillable PDFs - radio/checkboxes broken in Safari/Chrome

I love the new form tools for INDD cs6 but when I output the final PDF, I'm having trouble w/ radio buttons and checkboxes. They appear as always checked when PDF is viewed through Safari or Chrome (Webkit) browsers. Help, anyone?

You posted this in another forum and I responded. Both Safari and Chrome have their own buggy and incomplete PDF viewers that don't support the full PDF imaging model (including forms). Chrome can be configured to use Adobe Reader or Acrobat if installed. I don't know about Safari.
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