For ease of use, I like to use NVU (it's free, Open Source, and works like Dreamweaver) for this. Dreamweaver and other WYSIWYG editors may work as well. It will convert the BBC codes used in SMF posts over to HTML/PHP used by articles.

1. Highlight (ctrl+a) and copy (ctrl+c) the post you wish to convert into an article.

2. Open a new (ctrl+n) NVU html document using the settings below.


3. Make sure you are using the "Normal" (WYSIWYG mode) tab. Paste (ctrl+v) the article into it.


4. Switch to the "Source" tab.


5. Highlight everything BETWEEN the body tags. Do not highlight the body tags themselves. Copy (ctrl+c) the highlighted code.

6. In TP turn off all editors and create a new article OR if you use a TP editor click on "Source" to use source (html/php) mode.

7. Paste (ctrl+v) the source code from NVU into the article. Save it and preview it to make sure it's working properly. TP will automatically convert the html source code back into BBC code. Adjust the Options of the article as necessary to fit your site.