Placing smart objects from AI to PS and saving as .gif! why not?

I have created a logo for a friend in illustrator and basically want to save it as a file type that they can place into word documents etc.. So far the best i can do is place as a smart object into photoshop and then save as a jpg, and then i get a background as well as come color distortion (blacks turn to greyish tones).
Is there a way to save illustrator vector images in a way that does not include a background color and also does not distort the colors?
thanks for helping a noob!
see attached if you want to work with my image..

You can do as Scott suggested but you might actually find another Item in the fie menu will serve you best.
File>Save for Microsoft Office is set up to optimize the png for use in Office applications best.
So you should try both and see what you like.
Even Save for Device and Web offer you the choice to optimize the png, I would choose png 24.
You should try all three ways, there may no longer be a difference between any of these three options.

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JJMack wrote:
SAS_Creative wrote:
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I do not have the answer for I don't have illustrator and indesign. I do have Photoshop and have notice that it try to match resolutions and maintain sizes but it may also scale placed object etc. There are some some Photoshop preferences setting that can effect some operations. Photoshop also has support for non square pixels.
Make some test if illustrator and indesign have setting for pixel aspect ratio and DPI resolution. Make sure all documents have the same pixel aspect ratio and same DPI resolution and that the vector object to be imported are not larger then the Photoshop document their being imported to.
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