A method for packaging articles, such as beverage containers or the like, the method comprising the following steps: - performing a first packaging process in a packaging apparatus, in which first packaging process a particular outer packaging is applied onto articles in the direction coming from above via at least one first working tool of at least one manipulator, and/or in which first packaging process articles are positioned on a particular outer packaging in the direction coming from above via at least one first working tool of the at least one manipulator, wherein, - temporally following the first packaging process, a second packaging process is carried out in this packaging apparatus, which second packaging process provides a lateral inserting of articles into outer packagings, which lateral inserting is not provided in the first packaging process, the method being characterised in that conversions are carried out on the packaging apparatus in order to perform the second packaging process, which conversions are adapted to the second packaging process, wherein, temporally after the first packaging process, a second working tool is arranged on the at least one manipulator or is supplied by the at least one manipulator, wherein, in the second packaging process, the same at least one manipulator inserts articles laterally into outer packagings via the second working tool, and in which method it is provided that the at least one manipulator in the context of the conversion independently moves the at least one first working tool into a repository and removes the at least one second working tool from a waiting position and/or from a repository. - performing a first packaging process in a packaging apparatus, in which first packaging process a particular outer packaging is applied onto articles in the direction coming from above via at least one first working tool of at least one manipulator, and/or in which first packaging process articles are positioned on a particular outer packaging in the direction coming from above via at least one first working tool of the at least one manipulator, wherein, - temporally following the first packaging process, a second packaging process is carried out in this packaging apparatus, which second packaging process provides a lateral inserting of articles into outer packagings, which lateral inserting is not provided in the first packaging process, the method being characterised in that conversions are carried out on the packaging apparatus in order to perform the second packaging process, which conversions are adapted to the second packaging process, wherein, temporally after the first packaging process, a second working tool is arranged on the at least one manipulator or is supplied by the at least one manipulator, wherein, in the second packaging process, the same at least one manipulator inserts articles laterally into outer packagings via the second working tool, and in which method it is provided that the at least one manipulator in the context of the conversion independently moves the at least one first working tool into a repository and removes the at least one second working tool from a waiting position and/or from a repository. conversions are carried out on the packaging apparatus in order to perform the second packaging process, which conversions are adapted to the second packaging process, wherein, temporally after the first packaging process, a second working tool is arranged on the at least one manipulator or is supplied by the at least one manipulator, wherein, in the second packaging process, the same at least one manipulator inserts articles laterally into outer packagings via the second working tool, and in which method it is provided that the at least one manipulator in the context of the conversion independently moves the at least one first working tool into a repository and removes the at least one second working tool from a waiting position and/or from a repository.