The very first thing you do is shut the power off to that circuit if you are going to work on it. A regular duplex receptacle has 5 screws on it. With the receptacle facing you and the U ground pin facing down, the left side (neutral blade, silver screws) connects to the white (neutral) incoming wire. The right side (hot blade, gold screws) connects to the black (hot) incoming wire. The ground wire connects to the green screw on the receptacle Strip and wrap the wires around the appropriate screws. This leaves you two more screws on either side, tighten them snug as no wires go under them. Reinstall the receptacle back into the wall and turn the power back on.
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