How to create a form that people can fill out

I'm creating forms using Adobe Acrobat XI Pro with the goal  being to save the form on a network drive so users may access the form,  fill out the form fields and save the file. Currently, users are not  able to complete the form; it requires them to print out the form in  order to complete. I am very techno-ignorant, so I sure that it is user  error. Any guidance towards resources or assistance would be greatly  appreaciated

In order:
- have they Acrobat Reader, and are they able to use it?
- are your form correct? (permissions settings, etc etc)
- Are you creating your form from zero or from another documents?
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