Form fields in Indesign CC

Good day all
I have a question about form fields in InDesign CC. I have a book, and in the book are some questions that need answers to be submitted to a moderator. Can only certain text fields in a document be submitted at one time or can only an entire form be submitted?
Hope you have some good news for me.
Stefan

Thanks for the feedback, but I know that the submit button will submit the entire form - my question is: is there any way to submit just part/s of it. Think of a workbook full of assessments at different sections in the book, will there be a way of submitting only parts of the book (each assessment on its own)?

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