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Level 2
posted Mar 29, 2020 6:49:42 PM

How can I make the font for turbotax online bolder? It's really hard to read -- and I have good eyesight and a big, clear monitor.

Some parts of the site are OK. But other parts use a very thin sans-serif font (e.g., I'm on the "you need to file FBAR" page)

The fonts break usability guidelines, and probably break ADA (for people with diminished eyesight).

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Expert Alumni
Mar 29, 2020 8:37:57 PM

There is no way to change the font within Turbo Tax. 

 

The only option is to make the font bigger within your browser by zooming in. 

Level 1
May 24, 2020 8:49:48 AM

WHY???  I CAN'T  MAKE THE FONT LARGER, THAT'S THE DUMBEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD??!!!

 

Hire some real programmers.

Level 15
May 24, 2020 9:16:53 AM

Browser font size if a function of the browser.    Most browsers have options to change the size or have add-ons that will do it.   Many computers also have screen resolution settings to change the size.  (Personally I like "zoom" with FireFox to change the font to any size I want.)

Level 2
May 24, 2020 12:05:42 PM

I'm not asking about changing font *size* -- I'm asking about changing the font *thickness*. The fashionably thin style that TurboTax uses is hard to read -- and I have a 32" 4K monitor.

 

Yes, I could mess around with custom CSS to fix this, but there is simply no reason for TurboTax to use such a font -- it obviously fails accessibility guidelines.

Level 1
May 27, 2020 12:53:48 PM

I'm not using the web version, I'm using the app from a CD.

Level 2
May 27, 2020 1:34:08 PM

Yes, the PC version is in general a superior experience, and also handles some things that the online version can't (e.g., the dreaded form 1116, which is very bad with the PC version but impossible online).

Level 1
Apr 2, 2023 7:08:27 PM

I see that your request has fallen on deaf ears! I too have issues reading the tiny font.  I am not using an online version but a CD.  It would be nice to have a setting to enlarge the font size.  I wasted precious time researching only to find out I couldn't.