Hi Brent Ellis-Simpson 

Word files Should be no difference as long as they are Word files.... as far as I’m aware. Have you tested it?

Unknown said:

If we input a pdf, are the carriage returns at the end of each line treated as defining a segment?

Yes they will be. Better to clean up the Word file created by Studio when you open a pdf and then translate the Word file instead.

Unknown said:

Once we have a document in the system, and start to translate, how do we make sure the Translation Memory is activated and working?In the tutorial this looks automatic, but does not appear to be working in practice.

If you add your TM through File -> Options then all the projects you create will aready have this TM available to them.  If you add it through Project Settings then only the active project will have that TM and you'll have to add it again to the next one... and the next one etc.

Unknown said:

When aligning documents, how do we correct misaligned segments?

You should review how to work with alignment to see how to do this. This article may help: multifarious.filkin.com/.../

Unknown said:

Is there a time log on the reports, logging time spent on a translation?

Not by default. But there is a manual time tracker in the AppStore to do this; or Qualitivity on the AppStore which is entirely automated and records time and a lot more:

appstore.sdl.com/.../

appstore.sdl.com/.../

Regards Paul