Try this: click on the Federal Taxes tab. From there, click on the Deduction & Credits link. When it asks if you want to go through everything or if you want to choose what you want to work on, select the "I will choose what I will work on" option. At the bottom of the page click on the Done with Deductions and Credits link. You will then see the page saying that based on the information you entered, you are getting the Standard/Itemized deduction of $$. Select Continue. You are now on the page where you can tell Turbo Tax to change your deduction method if it did not come up with the one you wanted.
