Matt Price <moptop99@gmail.com> writes:

>     See org-export-latex-tables-centered:
>
>     (defcustom org-export-latex-tables-centered t
>      "When non-nil, tables are exported in a center environment."
>      :group 'org-export-latex
>      :type 'boolean)
>
> this was the solution!  thanks so much.

I added a FAQ entry for this.\

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 Bastien