Thanks @AnnetteB6 . We were typing at the same time. 😁 I saw this suggestion provided by TurboTax Expert @DawnC in another thread:
"Enter the 9 numbers only - do not enter any dashes. You choose how the number is formatted, either xx-xxxxxxx OR xxx-xx-xxxx, and enter only the 9 numeric digits, no hyphens, dashes, or spaces. Enter the digits, then scroll down and hit Continue."
So @yelvischesley choose the format then enter the 9 numbers contiguously without any formatting at all, and let TurboTax do all the work of formatting.
