Now you have the ability to install packages You’re going to install Markdown
Start the command palette
Type ‘package’ and pick:
You’ll get a list
Install MarkdownEditing SmartMarkdown
(others if you want)
You’re ready to go
Create a new file
Save with *.md extension
Voila
Finally: Install a Markdown Viewer/Converter
On the Mac, use Marked marked2app.com
😍Yes, I used an emoji
You can use an online previewer
http://dillinger.io/
You’ll have to delete <html><head></head><body></body>
But not bad
Doesn’t do smart quotes But not bad
But it’s great for viewing/export
The process
Write in Sublime Text
Paste or open in Dillinger and preview
Export to HTML
or
Open in Marked and preview
Copy HTML source
Then paste into WordPress (or whatever)
A few people have pointed out there are different tools/combinations of tools that can remove steps. You could export directly from Sublime Text. You can use a specialized Markdown editor and save a tool.
The Sublime Text to Marked workflow is my favorite because:
1. Sublime is my favorite text editor. Totally personal preference
2. Sublime works on Windows and OS X
3. Marked provides HTML code without a head element, and with smart quotes
4. Marked provides HTML that’s ready to paste into Wordpress