Without seeing what you're actually trying to replicate, I can't give specific advice. That said, I've reproduced some quite complex forms in the past using a table to replicate the structure. In Word, one has an advantage over Excel of being able to horizontally/vertically split cells and vary individual cell widths as needed (as well as being able to merge them horizontally/vertically).

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]