Form field answers appear blank until I click on them - why?

I have created a form using InDesign, however when customers submit the form, the fields appear blank. Only when I click on the field the information appears. How do I solve this so I can see all answers without having to click on each individual field?

How are viewing the PDFs? This doesn't sound like an InDesign issue at all but you should be viewing PDFs with Acrobat or Reader. All bets are off for anything else, especially Mac Preview.

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