Turbotax desktop font size is too small

[rmoore3]

I have a Mac where I've set the fonts in its settings to be large. Turbotax unfortunately still displays a font that is too tiny to really read. I saw the inquiry that tells one to go to the Settings -> Display to change the resolution and make the fonts bigger. I've done that. And, it works for all applications aside from Turbotax.

How do I make the Turbotax font size readable?

Any info would be appreciated.

[MonikaK1]

Another expert recommended the following to increase font/text size:

How to Increase the Text Size on Your Mac

1. Click the Apple icon in the top left corner.
2. Select System Preferences.
3. Select Displays.
4. Click Scaled.
5. Select a lower resolution. If you see icons with different sized previews of text, select the icon that says Larger Text and click OK.

Another description of this fix, adjusting the resolution on your screen, appears on this Apple Support page:

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Displays in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Select the display you want to adjust, then select the resolution you want to use. You may be able to turn on “Show all resolutions” to see additional resolutions for the display.

Depending on how you adjust the resolution, some app windows may not fit entirely on the screen. Using a scaled resolution may affect performance.

In the alternative, you could hook up a separate monitor to your Mac.

Another font issue reported by a Mac user in this Apple support forum found that a problem with printing was due to a font issue. 

An Intuit rep on the QB forum recommended this fix:

To print..., you must change... to Airy New. Here's how to change custom form styles (in Acrobat):

1. Go to Settings and then select Custom form styles.
2. Select New style.
3. Click the edit dropdown.
4. Choose the Change up the template.
5. Choose Airy New. 
6. Hit Done.

See this help article for instructions to contact TurboTax Support if needed.

[mikeli77]

Are there any solutions for increasing the font size for just the TurboTax app itself?

The rest of my desktop and other apps on my macbook are fine. Most of these solutions would change fonts globally for all apps. But fonts in other apps are not as tiny as those in the TurboTax app so these global solutions would make fonts in other apps too large.

I noticed that the Windows version of the TurboTax app has a font/zoom control in the lower right of the app. The macOS version of TurboTax app could also benefit from a similar control.

[DawnC]

While the TurboTax desktop application for Mac lacks a zoom feature similar to the Windows version, you can increase font sizes through specific view settings or macOS system tools, you can try the following options:

• Forms Mode Scaling: In the Forms view, press Command + , (comma) to open the "Form Scale" dialog.   This allows you to adjust the tax form font size between 50% - 200%.
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Try Command + Plus (+) or Command + Minus (-) to see if you can zoom in and out on the active window.
• Accessibility Zoom:
  1. Open the Apple menu > System Settings > Accessibility > Zoom.
  2. Enable "Use scroll gesture with modifier keys to zoom."
  3. Hold Control and scroll up with your mouse or trackpad to zoom in specifically on the TurboTax interface.
• Lower the screen Resolution

[palmateer]

Thank you. The "Forms Mode Scaling" instruction (first on your list) worked great, enabling me to select a zoom % that works on TurboTax only. Why doesn't TurboTax make this easier? Before finding your solution, I had tried the Accessibility option, but that enlarged everything on my MacBook screen, which I did not want to do. So, I was grateful to learn the "secret" keyboard combo that opened the "Form Scale" slider. It would be great if TurboTax for Mac offered an obvious menu option.