How to expand size of a PDF page (I don't mean zoom in)

Hi,
I have a PDF page that is miniaturized and I want to expand it back to a full 8.5x11inches so I can print it out and see it at regular size.
The PDF page, itself, is on an 8.5x11 page at this point, but the content has become shrunk so that it occupies less than half of the current page. Obviously I can zoom in on the content and see it, but if I try to print it out, because the content is shrunken, I can barely see it.
If I was to open the PDF in Photoshop I could use the crop tool and make the currently shrunken content back to regular letter page size, but i was wondering if this was somehow possible in Acrobat Pro 9?
So, can the content be expanded?
(sorry for the poor explanation)
Thanks for any help.
Phil

One way to achieve this in Acrobat 9 is to zoom in until you can see the content at a larger size but still fitting into the window. Then go to File > Print and choose Current View. Check the Preview window to make sure that only the content is showing and then print to your pirnter. This should allow you to print the content in a larger font size to your printer.
Best of luck.

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