CS4 Resizing in InDesign to odd %'s

Since I need to resize 4 ads into 27 mostly different sizes ... is there something like there was Resize It (if that is the right name) for Quark ... only for InDesign? So that things size correctly without having to go in and tweek photos and re-move lines and things that move around in diagrams? Thanks. (I do realize that if I take something down to 86% wide by 75% wide, I still have to go in and fix images but is there something out there that makes it easier? Thanks.

Thank you. I know "how" to resize. But since there are so many ads to resize and each one is being done one by one and then going in and adjusting the images and making sure the text is right ... and the diagrams are not resizing correctly = some of the lines are going off to the right or up. It's taken me all day so far to resize 11 so far.
So it's a longggg process. I am wondering if some company came up with a program like Resize It for Quark to speed things up. Thanks. PS.
Yes, each is saved as a new file so that the vendor will get them to the correct newspapers.

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