I am on social security and received a 1099-R and don't know what to select on the "Tell us a bit about you and your taxes" question.

You can just state that you have retirement income.  Then you can go on and prepare your tax return.

 

The 1099-R represents a withdrawal from a retirement fund regardless of if it is a pension or individual IRA.

 

On sidebar 

1. Select Federal 
2. Wages & Income 
3. Select Wages and Salaries, or Revisit 
4. Scroll to Retirement Plans and Social Security
5. Select the type of income.
   1. IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R)
   2. Social Security (SSA-1099, RRB-1099)
   3. Canadian Registered Pension Income
6. At this point you can edit an existing document of [Add another 1099-R]
7. If a new 1099-R continue to Let's import your tax info
8.  You can import by selecting your provider. 
   1. Follow the instructions.
9. —----  Or to post manually —-------
10. [Change how I enter my form]
11. [Type it Myself]
12. Post your information.

 

I don't have that option on this page. I feel I am doing something wrong.

Never mind, I will just pick the maximize option.