Ava,
I have found a solution to MY problem, maybe it will help yours! Try this
article on the Microsoft.com website: article # 319181
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319181/en-us
It explains how using tracking and comments will make your page layout funky
(enlarges the whitespace on the right side and bottom of each page to
accomodate printing comments and such). I followed Mehtod 2 as described in
the article and "voila" the page looks right and prints correctly! No more
shrinking text!
Hope this is helpful for you!
Robin in FL