How to add top and bottom borders to text in PowerPoint (without right and left borders)

I would like to add borders to text in PowerPoint. I know how to do this using styles in Word but I don't know how to do in PowerPoint.

I would like something like this image:

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I am not sure if the creator has used border or something like that but I suppose he did. Any suggestion?

Solution 1:

You didn't specify which version of PowerPoint. The screenshots below were taken using PowerPoint 2010.

1. Insert a 1x1 table:

   

2. Set the desired border width and color:

   

3. Add a top border and a bottom border:

   

4. Type your text in the single table cell. You can change the table shading color, border color and width, font size and effects to fit your needs. Here's my simple example:

   

And of course you can resize the text and table as needed.