Can you edit a pdf document without exporting it into a word document?

Also, if the original PDF is a scanned document, the content is basically an image.  Text contained in that image is not real text, but just part of the image.

Acrobat can make such text visible/editable via text recognition (OCR).

Hi sylvias99766822,

You can if you have Acrobat. If you don't, feel free to give it a try. You can download a 30-day trial from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat.html.

Keep in mind, though, that Acrobat isn't intended to be a word processor. So, while you can make adjustments to text and graphics, if you need to do a major overhaul of the text in the document, it's best to go back to the source document and edit the content there.

Best,

Sara