Inserting a Fill-in Form inside InDesign Folio

Hello:
Did a search, so I trust this has not been asked/answered previously.
I am creating an InDesign document that I would like to embed a fill-in form that can be submitted back to me.
If anyone has seen the Clemson World folio that is free on iTunes, you will see a form embedded in one of the pages that asks for name, address, etc, etc. There is also a submit button, that then sends the form to a predesignated email.
I would like to add this type of form directly into my InDesign document and being a complete beginner, I have failed to understand how thus far. I developed a fill-in form in Acrobat X pro and then placed the form on my page, but there was no fill-in capability. Only a view of the form.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Zip

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Please post follow-ups in the DPS forum NOT HERE.
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