Thanks for your responding. But the problem was the program appeared not toaccept "various" even though it provides the word once I started typing it. The word disappears.
After awhile, I strumbled across the fact that "Various" is accepted. But that involved going back several screens and then checking on it somewhere -- I don't remember, it was so strange with no instruction. Actually the instruction should say "start typing...etc," telling us what happens and, one might expect the word to appear in the appropriate box on the screen where one is to start typing.
Initially, the download of capital gains and losses from the financial institution left the purchase date blank. The listing of gains and losses showed that three entries lacked info. Following directions led me to the screen where the blank was to have "various'' typed in. At some point after being mystified, I noted that a the actions I took (following the meager directions) led to the elimination of the word indicating info was lacking.
Sad to say, Turbo Tax developers and checkers of their work, every year, don't seem to find or understand something(s?) like this deficiency in directioning customers clearly or properly. I have not used other tax programs, but friends and commentators do seem to prefer TT to the others for sensible reasons. Hence, regretfully I continue to use it, but cannot heartily recommend it to others.
