Save an Illustrator graphic for MS-Word

Hello,
I have saved a graphic in illustrator in different ways, but can't get something razor-sharp in MS-Word.
Doe someone know a sure technique - that will produce a graphic in MS-Word that prints as sharp as in Illustrator?
Many thanks
Guy

Doe someone know a sure technique....
There is no "sure technique" for this. It's not a matter of technique; it's a matter of technical differences between the capabilities of the programs. So the success of having Word (and most all "office" or "works" programs like it) accurately replicate the vector paths you create in Illustrator (and most all programs like it) is highly dependent upon the nature of the specific paths you are creating. That's why:
You can try your luck by exporting your Illustrator-created artwork in Enhanced MetaFile (EMF) format and import that into Word, but don't expect perfectly accurate results in the translation.
The default "lowest common denominator" conventional-wisdom approach to the problem is to resort to exporting your Illustrator-created artwork in a raster format. PNG is the primarily suggested raster format for that.
JET

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