Multi-lined form field?

Hi there
I just have a small question that I have been struggling with for ages! How do I create form field in InDesign for acrobat to recognize as a ”comment” field, where you can write more than one line? I know I can draw a box in Acrobat, but I also know that there is a way to create the ”table” in InDesign for so that Acrobat will recognize it as a field.
Thanks

Hi Peter
Thank you for your quick reply. I know that I can’t create the fields in InDesign, but lets say I create a line, Acrobat will recognize it as a form field. That works very well. The problem is when I want a field where you can write more than one line. If you see in this video, the guy explains that you can create a two Row table to get Acrobat to recognize it! But I simply can’t get it to work. It’s quite annoying if I would have to draw all these boxes my self in Acrobat.
He talks about it around 3:46
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/cs4/articles/lrvid4434_ds.html

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