Aloha, Dave - make sure you are familiar the cool way N1MM can parse the SS exchange no matter what order you enter it in.
From
https://n1mmwp.hamdocs.com/manual-supported/contests-setup/setup-hf-contests/Entering Received Exchanges
Entering the received exchange is different in Sweepstakes than for any other contest because SS uses a five part exchange (nr, prec, call, ck, section). After you enter the call and move to the Exchange window (either by ESM or by pressing the Space Bar) you can enter all five in one window, and the program will do its best to interpret what you enter.
If you use a Call History file in Sweepstakes (don’t forget to check Call History Lookup on the Config menu), when you enter a callsign that is in the file and press the Space bar, it will pre-fill the Check (CK) and Section (SEC) for you and position the cursor one space behind the pre-filled information. All you need to do, then, is type the Serial Number and Precedence as you copy them. They look like they are in the wrong order, but look above the Exchange textbox for the line of small black type. You’ll see it in the correct order, as it will be entered in your log.
You do not need to type the call again unless you had it wrong the first time, in which case you can type it into the exchange box and you’ll see the program magically correct it (again in the small black type). If the program thinks there may be a problem, it tries to signal that by changing the type color to blue, so be aware of that. If something is screwed up, we recommend backspacing to the point where the exchange (or partial exchange) looks right again, and then re-entering the information. You should never have to wipe, or highlight and hit Delete.
There are a couple of important rules. You must always enter the Serial Number and Precedence as a single element – e.g. “23B” not “23 B”. This helps the program tell a check from a serial number. Otherwise, you should put a space between elements. This is probably a good habit to get into, because when you need to correct something you have copied (see below) you’ll need to do this.
Correcting what you copied
This is where N1MM Logger+ gives you a real advantage in Sweepstakes. The basic idea is that you never have to tab or space back to the Callsign field, or to space back in the Exchange field, to make corrections. The basic rule is simply to type your correction at the end of the Exchange string you have already copied. This includes callsigns.
You can confuse the parser (the routine that generates the black type above the Exchange window). Here are easy rules you can apply to help with proper parsing:
When you are correcting a Callsign in the Exchange field – make sure you set it off with spaces.
If you need to enter or correct a Serial Number, enter it with the Precedence, without a space between – e.g “99B”, not “99 B”. Similarly, enter the Check and Section as another “couplet” – e.g., “54WV”, not “54 WV”. If you do this, we don’t think you will be able to make the parser get it wrong.
73 John K3TN