Help with Acrobat 9 Forms

Using XP and Acrobat 9 Standard:
I have three questions about working with forms that I don't find answered anywhere.
1. Can I edit the info in the Document Message Bar? If so how?
2. Can I join form fields? I want to combine a short text field on one line with a longer text field on the next line so that the info will wrap to the 2nd line. For instance, there is a short question with the rest that line being blank. Then the next line is across the whole page. I want the top line to continue onto the 2nd line. I understand checking the multi-line option in preferences for a form field that is deep enough to hold several lines, but I want that short line to be included also.
One of my problems may be that I need to have the form available with hard lines for hand completion and also available for those who want to complete it online.
3. Once I make a form that can be completed online, do I have to 'distribute' it? I just want to upload it to a website so members can download, complete and email as an attachment. Do I have to do anything special to accomplish this?
Thanks for your help.
KW

Thank you George.
Let me explain a little. I do the computer work for a 501c3 charitable organization with only about 200 members. The completed forms will normally not be coming back to the computer that creates the form, but to the member who is collecting the data. There would be no security concerns with the data. Our website only has one public page and everything else is available in a 'members only' section.
1. I want to give instructions in the Doc Msg Bar as to where to return the form. Our forms go to the people who hold different positions and jobs during the year. I may even need to tell them how to save, complete and then attach to an email at the correct address.
2. I will redesign. We were hoping to use one form for both the hard copy, hand complete version and the online complete version.
3. Our membership consists of middle aged women and I would bet that no more than one or two have anything but Reader. We do have them used to using Reader for our Newsletters and other forms. But we are just now trying to use forms that can be completed and emailed back. I've not given usage rights yet, but will do that if I can figure it out. I'm assuming I can find out how to do that and exactly what it means in 'help'.
Thanks for your quick response.
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where they enter
> their
> name. This then goes to the next page where they enter
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>
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