How to make blank space around centred text fill with lines automatically?

[tinathpot]

I'm trying to style a title to look this way:

But it's a real pain typing those yellow lines as hyphens and making sure they are even on both sides of the centred text. Is there some way to do this automatically, through paragraph/character styles?

Using InDesign CS6 on mac.

[JointyJr · Accepted solution]

Could do it like this:

Then add a stroke (6pt in this case) to the copy, end result:

[Bill Silbert]

Your solution works great but just want to add that the stroke you add should be whatever the background color is (in this case the paper color—white).

[tinathpot]

Yes! That works! Genius! Thank you!

[vladan saveljic]

paragraph style:

alignment center

rule above > yellow > width column

rule bellow > white > width text > indent -2

[JointyJr]

Yeah, that works better!

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

How do you do if image background?! 

(^/)

[JointyJr]

Don't think you can, as far as I'm aware, you're stuck with the white 'mask'.

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

… And with a several lines para!? 

(^/)

[rob day]

2 tabs with Underline Character styles applied?

Here Tab>En space>Text>En space>Right Indent Tab. The first tab is a center tab set to half the width of the text frame:

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

… without touching to the text of course!

So, no new text  as tabs, spaces…! 

(^/)

[vinny38]

Are you stillSomewhere … Lost In The Universe! [Left/Right Strokes]  Obi-wan??

Or did you finally find your way out?

I'm still curious about it... thanks for sharing your solution mate!

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

… Nothing automatic! … just a 1-click!

["L'automatique, c'est vraiment surfait !"]

(^/)

[vinny38]

L'automatique... c'est beau quand même