PDF Form to / in Excel

Hi people, if this queston was asked before i appologize in advance, but i can't seem to find anything on this subject.
I created this form in Acrobat Pro and i need the filled in form compatible with excel for my client . . .
Does anyone have any dea on how i can make that work ?
When people fill in the form and my client receives it by eMail its important that he can "open" or "convert" the file to anything that can work with excel.
Greetings,
David

Thanks, though i dont think this option is available for my client because he doesn't
own a Pro edition only a reader

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