How do I enter Total Capital Gains Distr. if my 1099-DIV does not have a Box 2a?

[gapurri]

I have 1a, 1b, and 4 (Fed tax withheld) and that's it.

[SteamTrain]

Depends on what you held.  Normally, a 2a value is only there if you held a Bond or Stock fund collection, and that fund  issued some capital gain distributions during the time you actually held those shares.  Normally that's only once or twice a year (but I imagine some active funds may issue them more often).

IF you actually sold some or all the shares of that holding, either a Fund collection, or an individual stock, and had a gain on the sale, then that gain is not reported on a 1099-DIV form, but is reported instead as a part of your 1099-B/8949 entries in a separate area of the software.