Add leader to mini TOC

Question

I want to add a leader to my mini TOC so that the page numbers are right-aligned. I've added a tab stop to the relevant Paragraph Style (Heading1MTOC style), but that doens't change the formatting. I've tried deleting and re-creating the mini TOC and changing the tab position, but nothing works. I feel like I'm missing something obvious. Any ideas on how I can add the leader?

I'm using FrameMaker 17.

What I have:

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Bob_Niland · Accepted Answer

More specifically, in the **TOC.fm file:
View » Reference Pages 🞀🞂 to RP "TOC"
the prototype/template lines (usually ¶named **TOC), which appear like:
<$paratext>〉............<$pagenum>

need to have a tab in them, which, with
View » Text Symbols enabled,
appears as the 〉glyph shown above.

Put another way, tab leaders do nothing if no tab is provided to trigger them.

Barb Binder · Answer

Hi Bianca:

Your formatting screen shots look great... it looks like you just forgot to erase the space and add a tab character to the reference page as per the previous replies. Remember that you need to press the tab key once in each paragraph to add a tab character for each tab stop you define in the Paragraph Designer.

I cover how to create an MTOC in this video: https://youtu.be/pCgKwBGGXLw?feature=shared

The MTOC explanation begins at minute 28, adding the tab character is at minute 29:50 or so.

BTW, 500 pts is 6.9 inches, which is likely too wide for your frame if your page is 8.5 x 11. I would initially set the tab at 300 pts (4ish inches) until you get it working, and then you can push it as far to the right as you like.

~Barb

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