Place Illustrator images in word document

Hello,

I've created some images and graphs in illustrator and I would like to place them into a word document.  I've tried two ways:

1) Save the file as a pdf then drag it into the word document

2) print the file as a pdf then drag it into the word document

The files show up in the word document, but I loose alot of resolution doing this, and when I print the word document these images look terrible.  If I print the illustrator file directly then it prints just fine.  Is there any way for me to keep the illustrator resolution while still putting it in a word document?

Thanks.