Turn off power at the breaker
Verify the outlet circuit is de-energized
Remove the outlet cover plate
Remove the receptacle from the box
Identify the always-hot wire, switched-hot wire, neutral, and ground
Break the tab on the hot side of the receptacle if needed
Connect the always-hot wire to the hot brass terminal
Connect the switched-hot wire to the other hot brass terminal if using a split receptacle
Connect the neutral wire to the silver terminal
Connect the ground wire to the green terminal
If the outlet is fully switched, connect the switched-hot to the receptacle hot terminal and cap the unused always-hot if required
If the outlet is half-switched, keep the neutral tab intact and break only the hot-side tab
Secure all wire connections tightly
Fold the wires neatly into the box
Reinstall the receptacle
Reinstall the cover plate
Turn the breaker back on
Test the outlet and switch operation