port #8392 to 1.8

Author: cscheid

news/changelog-1.8.md

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ All changes included in 1.8:
 
 - ([#12598](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/pull/12598)): Ensure `.fragment` on an image with caption applies to whole figure.
 
+### `docx`
+
+- ([#8392](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/8392)): Fix `docx` generation issues in tables 
+
 ## Projects
 
 ### `website`

src/resources/filters/layout/docx.lua

@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ end
 
 function docxAlign(align)
   if align == "left" then
-    return "start"
+    return "left"
   elseif align == "center" then
     return "center"
   elseif align == "right" then
-    return "end"
+    return "right"
   else
     return nil
   end