Junk or garbled characters when printing from PDF file
Updated: 12/13/2011
Article ID: GEN12122
Some customers have reported garbled or "junk" characters when printing a PDF copy of their return created in Adobe Reader. Here are some workarounds:
- Download and install an earlier version of Adobe Reader. (The printing issue is reported by some customers using Adobe Reader X.)
- Switch your browser to Firefox. (The printing issue is reported by some customers using Internet Explorer.)
- Keep the PDF-viewing window open until your return has finished printing.
- You may not be able do anything else in TurboTax Online for several minutes while your whole return prints.
- While viewing your PDF, click the print button or select File > Print.
- When the Windows Print dialog appears, click the Advanced button.
- Now click the Print as image checkbox, click OK then click OK again to print normally.
- If you choose this option, printing may take a bit longer.

