savatreatabvr
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Yes, Use short peice of wire "pigtails" to connect to the outlet instead of wiring to both sides of the outlet. Just wire nut the two black wires and a pigtail together, and the same with the white.
You can go to either the light or the switch first which ever is easiest and just cut the wire at the box and join the two white wires with wire nuts, don't forget the grounds and welcome to the site.
Your connections are correct but I don't like your description of 'left the whites uncut'. Exact how did you run your cables? Did you use a box for the switch? It should have taken two cables in the switch box requiring you to connect the two whites together.
How did you manage to feed the cable through the box without cutting it? I never heard of any one do that.
I'm still kind of confused on how to install two 3-way switches, one each at the ends of the hallway to control three recessed lights that are being controlled by three separate switches?
Is this a new project or a change to the original switch from a receptacle?
Give us a complete description of what is there now and what you want to accomplish.
Doing a google search on 3 way switch will give you dozens of examples and videos of how to do that. They all can be a little confusing as they mostly show you how to wire it without the concept behind what you are doing.
A 3 way switch is a single pole double throw switch and seeing it in schematic form first I think clears up all the other explanations for most people. Here is a link of the basic way they work and the two methods depending where the power comes to first. Here is a link to a schematic drawing and then it shows you the equivalent with a real switch.
http://www.ezdiyelectricity.com/?page_id=381
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