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From: Eduardo Mercovich <eduardo@mercovich.net>
Subject: Re: exported table has text overflowing off the pdf page
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To: Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com>
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Hi Sharon.

>>>>> I'm running into problems exporting tables into latex with a 2-column
>>>>> 3-row table with a large amount of text to go into the cells, but when
>>>>> its exported the text is taking over and overflowing off the pdf page.

>> I'm a newbie and confronted to this same situation found this latex
>> options [...]

> Thanks Eduardo, as I said I'm converting a latex document into org-mode,
> so I've already got quite complex tables working in latex, so I'm just
> pasting them into my org document and then having a '#+begin_latex'
> before the latexed table and a '#+end_latex' after the table,

Ah, sorry, didn't understood that. :)

> and its working quite well except I am, so far, unable to have a 'list
> of tables' which isn't a real problem.

Do you have a #+CAPTION and #+NAME: before the latex block? I believe
this should work with Thomas suggestion to make a LoT... 

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eduardo mercovich 

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