Submit Button PDF

Hi
I'm sure there is an answer to this already but here we go. I'm new to creating PDF form. All I want to do is create a form that i send to our contacts they complete it and send it back as a completed form. At the moment I'm getting an XML file back that I don't know how to use. I just want the completed form back?
I want to send the form to my boss to circulate and I don't know which file to send him so that he will be able to email it on for completion either?
Please help
thanks in advance
Sarah

Here's how mine works, I put in the submit button, and in the submit dialogue tab I type in "mailto:" in the URL address and select the "pdf" from the drop down menu under "submit as". Then save it as either a static or dynamic pdf, Reader enable it and open it in Adobe Reader. Now when you click your submit button, an email should open up ready to be addressed where ever you want to mail it, with your pdf as an attachement.
I hope this helps.

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Hi there!
I have searched, but perhaps not searching forums correctly to find my answer as this seems like it should be easy to fix (she said hopefully).
I have created a simple, offline PDF form for an event registration.
I have fields all done, set it up to email back a simple FDF from the client with a Combo Box "Submit" button.
When the client fills in the fields and hits "Submit" button, she gets:
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