PPI/ LPI... now I'm really confused.

I posted this in the Illustrator forum too.. 'cause things are pretty down to the wire.
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!!

>The only reason I ask is because I am confused...I do not see that Illustrator or InDesign lets you change ppi settings,
You can't resample images inside ID. You can see an image's effective resolution by selecting it and looking in the Info panel. You do have the option to lower the effective resolution of placed images when you export to PDF.
LPI would be a function of the printer, so you would need to output separations to a Postscript printer that prints halftone screens, and set the LPI in the Output tab of the Print dialog.
Rob

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Pardon me, for I am new to Illustrator.
For my class assignment,
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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.
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