I almost always have a requirement to have mixed sizes of boxes that don't fit rigid patterns. Enter Table Draw. You just click on the little pencil in the Tables and Borders tool bar and draw the table just like you want it. If you change your mind, just grab the eraser and get rid of the line you don't want. Similarly, drawing objects in a Word document was a true chore.
Word now has a drawing layer with a complete set of easy to use controls.
There is an Auto Shapes tool with basic shapes, arrows, flowchart symbols, stars, callouts and lines. To make them interesting, there is a 3-D control and a Shadow Tool. There is also a Word Art tool to pump-up your text in colorful and twisted ways. You can also easily flow your text around the outside or inside of a shape. As you type you may notice red and green squiggles appear under your text.