Updating interactive PDFs from InDesign 6

I designed a form in InDesign 6 and exported it as an interactive PDF. Can I revise the Indesign version and export it again without losing the additional formatting that I originally did in Acrobat Pro? For example, I altered the size of some boxes but don't want to lose the additional steps I did in Pro. Can I import the revised form on top of the existing form, so to speak?

You can use the replace pages which will replace on the artwork and leave all of the buttons and fields as is.
Bob

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