> I just want to add the "email this form" function to my form that I've completed in acrobat before I found out about designer. is there a way for me to include the "email" function in acrobat itself?
Yes! You do not need Designer for this. In Acrobat, set up a Submit Form action (or submitForm() JavaScript) an specify a "mailto" type URI. Note that this probably will fail for users with pre-7 versions of Reader, and really can't be considered a reliable approach.
George