I figured out how to change it directly through the form. Although form 8863 will not let you change anything, you can change the information on your 1098-T that you received from the school. On that form I could change the answer from "no" to "yes", and that transferred that answer over to form 8863. Also, I noticed that TT phrases the question as you go through the interview questions as "Did you receive a 1098-T from this school in 2018 with box 2 and box 7 checked?" My 1098-T had an amount in box 1, box 2 was blank, box 7 was checked, so I answered no. When I look carefully at my 1098-T, it says box 1 and box 2 will NEVER both be checked off, only 1 or the other. So since box 1 has my child's tuition (which I assume if where most people's box is filled in) you will rarely be able to answer "yes" to the question posed above.
