Re too many layers in word for mac

Hi all,
I use word and have done for 15 years. I am very fond of what is is capable of. usually.
However when it comes to designing charts which have multiple images and text boxes and shapes and layers it is not great.
I have tried grouping and messed around in publishing mode to rearrange layers but the whirly cog of doom starts spinning and its tedious and unreliable.
Now i know the macbook has oodles of ram so its definitely just a word issue.
so either it isnt really designed for doing lots of layers or at least its isnt coping well.
So do i bite the bullet and buy photoshop? or is there some similar package that will create 16 boxes and let me edit text and then layer pictures in jpeg form and allow me to resize and move em all about without feeling like im about to crash the program?
I do weekly alot of work in word and am used to the fonts, insert menus etc . incidentally I tried Pages but it wasnt any better at handling lots of boxes and didnt seem to be pixel accurate when copying and pasting.
what do you guys/girls use out there in design world. Open to suggestions. im downloading a trial of photoshop essentials but im not sure it will do lots of boxes and allow text etc.
or do i painstakingly print to pdf and re insert. quite daunting as i intend making 50 or so of these charts for a project im organising and it will take forever.
Learning curve must be easier with the right tools?
Niall

Steve,
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