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Returning Member
posted Jan 29, 2021 10:32:03 AM

screen text size

How can I increase the font size on the TT input screens? (iMac)

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Intuit Alumni
Jan 29, 2021 12:24:31 PM

This would be something you would have to do from your settings on your computer. Not in Turbo Tax. Try the steps in this link.

Increase font on a Mac

Level 1
Feb 14, 2021 5:05:40 PM

This increases only my chrome page font size but the size in turbox tax remain very small...

Intuit Alumni
Feb 14, 2021 6:30:46 PM

Have you tried these instructions to alter the size of the font? Pressing CTRL and the PLUS SIGN should increase the font size in both the Online version and the Desktop version's of TurboTax. You can decrease the size of the font by pressing CTRL and the MINUS SIGN. 

Level 1
Feb 14, 2021 9:27:06 PM

Yea that's the first thing I did but didn't work out for the desktop app on my mac.

Intuit Alumni
Feb 17, 2021 5:51:38 PM

The thread provided will guide your through different solutions to your problem. To access this thread click here

New Member
Apr 9, 2022 2:05:54 PM

That only increases the size of the form you are working on.  It does nothing to increase the microscopic text in the pop-ups, help screens, etc.  This appears to be a poorly designed product.

New Member
Apr 9, 2022 2:07:41 PM

If I change the display settings on my computer to get readable text in TurboTax, I end up with truly huge text in all my other programs.  This is clearly a problem within TurboTax and Intuit needs to get a fix.

Intuit Alumni
Apr 10, 2022 8:49:20 AM

If you are still having the same issue, you can contact us by phone here for technical support. @Jeff9999

Returning Member
Apr 10, 2022 12:05:10 PM

Hi, Curious if you were able to resolve the issue, I also feel the screen size /fonts are too small on turbo tax mac software.

Returning Member
Apr 10, 2022 12:06:15 PM

This is a common issue and would be great if you can fix the User Interface and make the text bigger or ability to change the size of the font, its not a Mac problem.

Level 1
Apr 12, 2022 4:49:07 PM

Using the downloaded software on my Windows 10 computer:

I noticed that AFTER the initial screen(s), i.e., before TT searches to see if your computer has any previous years' TT tax returns, the program interface changes and offers a Zoom feature through the View menu. Also, in the smaller windows (panes) that pop up when you click on things like "Learn More" or on the "?" (question mark), a pair of icons at the top of that answer or info pane (these are actually buttons, by behavior) showing a Large capital A and a smaller capital A offer the same results of respectively increasing or decreasing the text size within that pane.

New Member
Jun 11, 2022 7:57:04 AM

This is clearly a problem.  I've used TurboTax for over 20 years and never had this mess.  The font is gigantic; the tool bars are gigantic.  When I shrink them, it then shrinks everything else on my PC--which is a pain to go back and forth just to be able to use TurboTax. 

Jeff is right -- this is a big flaw and needs to be fixed.