I am *very* new to photo manipulation. I have a .jpg of a "map" (probably Google) of my subdivision.[The guy who use to produce the subdivision map died & didn't leave his process/software for anyone to continue.] 120 lots. Background layer is blank map, white lots with black boundary lines for each lot & streets in gray/green. #2 layer is lot numbers 1->120; & street names (which will never change). #3 layer is 1st street w/house numbers, #4 2nd street house numbers, etc. Those also won't change. What will change is owner name & phone number, sometimes just phone or both. I have a lot of questions so any help would be greatly appreciated.
1)Is there another program I should be using to put a lot of text in not-straight lines/columns (darn curvy streets)?
2)Should or can I use a different layer for each individual lot, so another 120 layers? Or fewer layers, knowing I'll have to make changes as time goes on (55+ community so we lose 4-5 owners each year)?
3) Here's my routine: click Text, type, click Selection, highlight text, click Move Pixels, right mouse button to drag & angle text to fit lot lines. In between, I have to Control+D to clear/deselect & get things working again when they seem to not be doing what my brain wants it to do. I rotate the map as much as possible but there is still a lot of angling to do & I haven't even started to add names & phone yet. Is there an easier/better way to do this?
Final product will be sent to all home owners as .pdf they can save or print out. Thanks very much for any help you can provide. I should mention that I found the tutorials very helpful & I wouldn't be this far along without them. I know I'm sort of jumping in with 2 feet right into the middle of a vast ocean of technology.....and I'm clueless.
Gail
