Aaagh! Help needed with tabs, I just don't get how to use them.

Question

I have done a search for a beginners guide on how to make the following setting, without any luck, so I felt the need to start a new topic.
I am writing a contents page for a collection of poetry and I have (so far) written out those contents so they are aligned to the left of the page. So there is a number bullet, then the title of the poem, as follows:
1. Abend
2. Der Allwissende
3. Im hohen Alter
What I want is to put the page number for each poem (each poem has it's own page), on the same line, but aligned to the right side of the page. Like this:
Introduction +Page 5+
1. Abend 6
2. Der Allwissende 7
3. Im hohen Alter 8
I should mention in case it's relevant, I am using text boxes for the contents pages.
Hoping someone can help soon.

Answer 1

Do as you have done. Set the lists style to "None".
Then simply click on the ruler where you want to have tabs. To change the tab to left/right/centred or decimal keep clicking on the tab or right mouse click on the tab and choose which you want.
So to create what you say you need, going from left to right.
1. *A right tab* to catch the right edge of the number say 1cm from the left
2. *A left tab* to catch the beginning of the text say 1.5cm from the left
3. *A right tab* or decimal tab on the far right of the ruler to catch the page number
To get rid of tabs just pull them away from the ruler and they disappear in a puff of smoke.
You will need to type a tab at the beginning of each line with a number to push it over to the first (right hand) tab.
Refinements are:
1. *Hanging indent.* This makes the number sit to the left and the following paragraph to align to the 2nd tab. Do this by sliding the left margin stack to the position of the 2nd tab, then drag the flat bar on the top back to the left margin.
2. *Leading tab.* In +Inspector > Text (4th tab) > Tabs > Click on the 3rd tab in the list > Leader > Choose line style+
Just the usual reminder that tabs are a style attached to whatever paragraph that you are in and continue on with every return until you change them to something else.
Having set up these tabs the way you like them, it would be a good idea to turn them into a named paragraph style for reuse elsewhere.
Peter