Formatting: Scaling text so that content is the same in different trim sizes

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The paperback of my my book is 5.5×8.5, and the hardcover is 6×9. Is there a way to scale the text on the page so that the interior of the book will be identical in both? I’ve seen this done in many books where the font is bigger in the larger size but the content on the page is still the same. I believe there is a scaling option in word on Mac, but I haven’t found the option for the PC. Thanks!

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A bit over my head but I’ll try.  Are you talking about this:

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-scale-a-word-document-to-a-different-paper-size

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About the only way you can ensure that outcome with Word is to vary the margin size.

If you output the content to PDF, though, the resulting PDF can be scaled proportionately to fit any paper size. You won’t be able to apply different horizontal and vertical scales, though.

Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

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