diff --git a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/batch-io.scrbl b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/batch-io.scrbl
index cd33ba5996..0fbb937a7e 100644
--- a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/batch-io.scrbl
+++ b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/batch-io.scrbl
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 #lang scribble/doc
 
 @(require (for-label scheme teachpack/2htdp/batch-io))
-@(require scheme/sandbox scribble/manual scribble/eval scribble/core)
+@(require scheme/sandbox scribble/manual scribble/eval scribble/core
+          scribble/html-properties scribble/latex-properties)
 @(require "shared.ss")
 
 @(require 2htdp/batch-io)
 @(require scheme/runtime-path)
 @(define-runtime-path here ".")
+@(define io-style-extras
+   (list (make-css-addition (build-path here "io.css"))
+         (make-tex-addition (build-path here "io.tex"))))
 @(define (file-is f)
   (define x (parameterize ([current-directory here]) (read-file f)))
   (centered
-    (tabular #:style "searchbox"
+    (tabular #:style (make-style "FileBox" io-style-extras)
       (list (list (verbatim x))))))
 
 @(define-syntax examples-batch-io
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@
          (interaction-eval #:eval me (require 2htdp/batch-io))
          (interaction-eval #:eval me d)
          ...)
-       (current-directory here)
+       (me `(,current-directory ,here))
        (interaction-eval #:eval me (require lang/htdp-intermediate-lambda))
        me)]))
 
@@ -139,5 +143,6 @@ There is only one writer function at the moment:
 }
 ]
 
-@(delete-file "output.txt")
+@(parameterize ([current-directory here])
+   (delete-file "output.txt"))
 
diff --git a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/io.css b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/io.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89735f0535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/io.css
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+.FileBox {
+  width: 16em;
+  margin: 0px;
+  padding: 0px;
+  background-color: #eee;
+  border: 1px solid #ddd;
+  text-align: center;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
diff --git a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/io.tex b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/io.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f69032f36c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/io.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+\usepackage{framed}
+
+\newenvironment{FileBox}{\begin{minipage}{4in}\begin{framed}}{\end{framed}\end{minipage}}