--- loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2005/10/31 21:48:07	1.397
+++ loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2005/11/05 18:42:11	1.398
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Printout
 #
-# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.397 2005/10/31 21:48:07 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.398 2005/11/05 18:42:11 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2631,7 +2631,8 @@ STATEHTML
     $result .= "<select name='${var}.paper'>\n";
 
     my %parmhash=&Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($env{'request.course.id'});
-    my $DefaultPaperSize=$parmhash{'default_paper_size'};
+    my $DefaultPaperSize=lc($parmhash{'default_paper_size'});
+    $DefaultPaperSize=~s/\s//g;
     if ($DefaultPaperSize eq '') {$DefaultPaperSize='letter';}
     $i = 0;
     foreach (@paperSize) {