Ok, I'm creating a new XIB file.
I'm dragging in a Tab Bar Controller.
I'm dragging a Table View Controller directly to the tab bar.
I crack open that table view controller, and inside I find a table view, which I then change to whatever style I want.
As an alternative, I'm selecting one of the plain view controllers that is already there.
I'm changing its class to a table view controller.
I'm dragging a table view into the list at the same position as shown above.
The table view automatically becomes linked to the view outlet of the view controller.