diff --git a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
index 56f02ec6..5e350338 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
                                     (type "text/css")
                                     (href "scribble.css")
                                     (title "default"))))
-                            (body ,@(render-part d ht)))])
+                            (body (div ((class "main")) ,@(render-part d ht))))])
             (install-file scribble-css)
             (xml:write-xml/content (xml:xexpr->xml xpr)))))
 
diff --git a/collects/scribble/scribble.css b/collects/scribble/scribble.css
index f0eeb464..3765a966 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/scribble.css
+++ b/collects/scribble/scribble.css
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@
                body {
                color: black;
                background-color: #ffffff;
-               max-width: 35em;
+               font-family: Times;
+               text-align: center;
+               width: 35em;
                margin-left: auto;
                margin-right: auto;
-               padding-left: 0.5em;
-               font-family: Times;
+               }
+
+               .main {
+               width: 35em;
+               text-align: left;
                }
 
                .refpara {