Make make some text and duplicate the text column. Select the lower text column to be the background then, in the text properties dialog there is a option to outline text. click and hold to get a popup to adjust the outline thickness, when this option is selected the text color properties for the outline will be active and you can adjust the color. then center the two boxes on themselves. the one you did the outline text should be under the unmodified text, and will have a nice outline to it.