Converted from pagemaker to indesign

We recently converted from pagemaker to indesign CS6, how can i do this (image above) in indesign? When i open my file in indesign the part no, desc, qty, list line where just underlined (image below) i would like the header to be within the lines like the image above.
Thank you for your help, it took us awhile to convert to indesign and am still learning.

You'll need to work with paragraph rules—rule above and rule below. Find them in the paragraph panel flyout menu or the control panel flyout menu when you have the text tool active.
Michael Riordan
http://www.learnadobesoftware.com

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