Help:Templates
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So you want to know how to use templates? You're in the right place.
First off, to use a template you insert it's name in {{curly brackets}}
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Most templates ask for parameters which are passed as so: {{eg|first argument|second|foo=named argument}}
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You see the foo=
part? That's a named argument, and is used for special parameters, such as the infobox field names.
Templates
{{B}}
converts an acronym or malformed book title into the correctly formatted title.{{Columns}}
allows you to format a list (the first parameter) intocount
columns.{{Quote}}
surrounds the first parameter as a block quote, with the second parameter as a source.
Info boxes
These templates are placed at the start of the article, and show a list of information down the right side of the article.
{{Infobox}}
{{BookInfobox}}
{{CharacterInfobox}}
{{AlethiInfobox}}
{{HeraldInfobox}}
{{ShardInfobox}}
{{ShardholderInfobox}}
{{SprenInfobox}}
{{SkaaInfobox}}
Info tables
These templates are usually placed at the bottom of a page to allow people to find related content.
{{Aons}}
inserts a tabulated list of Aons.{{Adonalsium}}
inserts a table of links relating to Adonalsium and the Cosmere at large.{{Books}}
inserts a table of books and series' by Brandon Sanderson.{{MetallicArts}}
inserts a table of the magics found on Scadrial.