InDesign CS2 - Word Template?

Is there any way to create an InDesign (mac) document that can be used as a Word (pc) template (so that the pc people can use it as stationery)? This one has got me beat - tried pdf (blurry), saving as .tif/eps (quality not good).
Any help would be very much appreciated.

Hi Bob or Anyone Else who can offer advise,
You've helped me out in the past and your advise has always been stellar. I've got the same situation. We've designed a 2 color logo: PMS 535 and Black. Our client wants the logo electronically placed into Word and PowerPoint (in addition to the letterhead, business cards, etc. which will be professionally printed as a 2-color job). I've already set up the word template but his office printers are giving us unexpected results. He is working on PC's- we are on Macs. Is it best to give him CMYK or a RGB files? Do we have any hope of gaining any control over his output?
I've set up a grid of subtle color shifts (in a CMYK jpg) for him to print out so we can try to try to match the PMS 535 but I'm not certain if this is the best approach (and again: RGB or CMYK). I've been searching the archives but most discussions are about calibrating postscript printers and a bit over my head. What I did find suggested that windows and windows printers work in RGB which is why I am wondering if that is what we should be giving him.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your help,
Julie

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