diff --git a/lib/order_txt.rb b/lib/order_txt.rb
index 1c949377..f14035ad 100644
--- a/lib/order_txt.rb
+++ b/lib/order_txt.rb
@@ -16,14 +16,10 @@ class OrderTxt
     text += "****** " + I18n.t('orders.fax.to_address') + "\n\n"
     text += "#{FoodsoftConfig[:name]}\n#{contact[:street]}\n#{contact[:zip_code]} #{contact[:city]}\n\n"
     text += "****** " + I18n.t('orders.fax.articles') + "\n\n"
-    text += I18n.t('orders.fax.number') + "   " + I18n.t('orders.fax.amount') + "   " + I18n.t('orders.fax.name') + "\n"
+    text += "%8s %8s   %s\n"%[I18n.t('orders.fax.number'), I18n.t('orders.fax.amount'), I18n.t('orders.fax.name')]
     # now display all ordered articles
     @order.order_articles.ordered.includes([:article, :article_price]).each do |oa|
-      number = oa.article.order_number
-      (8 - number.size).times { number += " " }
-      quantity = oa.units_to_order.to_i.to_s
-      quantity = " " + quantity if quantity.size < 2
-      text += "#{number}   #{quantity}    #{oa.article.name}\n"
+      text += "%8s %8d   %s\n"%[oa.article.order_number, oa.units_to_order.to_i, oa.article.name]
     end
     text
   end