PPI/ LPI assignment.. I'm confused.

Pardon me, for I am new to Illustrator.
For my class assignment,
I must to put my art in the proper PPI vs. LPI size.
The documents are all suposed to be at 100 percent,
so that's not an issue.
However, it is Photoshop that I am accustomed to using
(Image Size) to input that kind of distinction.
(for ppi, etc.)
My assignment is for the file to be created in Illustrator,
placed in InDesign, and then printed, but with examples in various
line screen.. how should this be done?
The only reason I ask is because I am confused...I do not see that Illustrator or InDesign lets you change ppi settings,
(which would help me with determining what the linescreen vs. ppi is)
In Illustrator and InDesign, I only see that you can alter the crop, layout, or color gamut, instead. (which has to be CMYK)
Do I need to put my files in Photoshop for this?
Thank you!!

PPI refers only to raster images (your Photoshop images). There is no "PPI" per se for an InDesign or Illustrator *document*. An InDesign or Illustrator document can contain any number of raster images, each of which can have a different PPI.
For example: Place a 300ppi image in InDesign (or Illustrator) at 100%. Duplicate it. Scale it to 200%. Now your document contains two raster images, one at 300ppi, one at 150ppi. There is no document-level ppi that affects both images.
Now, depending upon whether you use certain features in the program, there may be *some* raster images in the document for which the ppi is determined by document-level settings. Those are raster images which the page program generates on-the-fly, for things like drop shadows and other raster effects. Those effects get "nailed down" to your pre-determined resolution when you print or export.
LPI only comes into play when you print. It is a printer setting. It determines how course or fine the array of halftone dots is when printed.
For acceptable output results, there is a practical balance between the ppi of the images on your page and the lpi at which it will be printed. Essentially, the higher the lpi, the higher ppi your images should be.
That's easiest to understand if you consider a single image pixel. If that pixel is so large that it will span across several halftone dots, then it is possible that the pattern of halftone dots will be able to suggest the square shape of the single pixel. That results in the blocky pixelated appearance when ppi is too low for the halftone ruling (lpi).
The general rule of thumb is: Adequate ppi is 1 to 2 times the intended lpi. Again, consider a single pixel. Halftone dots are generally round. If a particluar pixel has to be rendered by a single halftone dot, you are not going to be able to see the square shape of the pixel. (How can a single round dot accurately "render" a square?)
Disregarding other printing factors (dot gain, absorbancy of paper, etc.) a 1:1 ratio between ppi and lpi can look a little "dull" or "soft" when compared side-by-side to higher ratios. But this is also affected by whether the image was properly sharpened. And, there are some raster images for which that does not matter, the typical soft drop shadow being an example. As long as the shadow's pixels can't be individually discerned, why would you need a higher lpi/ppi ratio than 1:1? The subtle softness of 1:1 doesn't hurt a thing in the case of soft drop shadows. (It amuses me when users think that 300ppi is required for the Document Raster Effects Resolution, just because the file will be offset printed at 150 lpi.)
On the other hand, if the drop shadow overlays a photo, I set the shadow settings to the ppi of the photo.
1:2 builds in a little "wiggle room" in case you do any on-page transformations of the image. That is, you can do a little stretching or shrinking of the image and still stay between the 1:1 and 1:2 bounds. Because 150 lpi is a very common halftone ruling, you'll often hear it said that "all raster images should be 300ppi." That's largely ka-ka, but that's where it comes from.
In my experience, 1:1.5 is virtually indistinguishable from 1:2. But I sharpen my images before placing them, and do not do on-page transformations.
> My assignment is for the file to be created in Illustrator,
placed in InDesign, and then printed, but with examples in various
line screen.. how should this be done?
What will be the content of the Illustrator file? If the Illustrator file contains only a raster image, why would you be using Illustrator at all? Why would you not just place the raster image directly in InD? If the Illustrator contains vector artwork (what Illustrator is primarily for), then ppi is not an issue.
JET

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    As an example, if I take a "typical" 6 MP image at 240 PPI, Photoshop will report the image size as roughly 8x12 inches (give or take a little).  If I change the setting to 300 PPI, that same image will print at roughly 10x7 if I don't resample the image.  You can resample the image and let Photoshop physically make the image larger, but it won't necessarily make the image better in quality because Photoshop is creating pixels that were not part of the original image.
    Bottom line, if you want high quality larger images, you need a camera that will take images with more megapixels.

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