Help:Templates
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}}.
Most templates ask for parameters which are passed as so: {{eg|first argument|second|foo=named argument}}.
You see the foo= part? That's a named argument, and is used for special parameters, such as the infobox field names.
Information boxes
The {{Infobox}} templates are shown at the right-hand corner of articles, the display important facts and statistics which are common to group of articles. They are placed at the start of the article, and show a list of information down the right side of the article.
{{Book}}includes information on the publisher and ISBN of a book{{Character}}includes information regarding the character{{Place}}information on a place, region, or building.- Full list of Infoboxes
Navboxes are footer templates that are placed at the bottom of a page to allow people to find related content.
{{Cosmere}}inserts a table of links relating to Adonalsium and the Cosmere at large{{Books}}inserts a table of books and series' by Brandon Sanderson{{Elantris}}contains major articles about Elantris{{Mistborn}}has stuff about the Mistborn series{{Mistborn trilogy 1}},{{Mistborn Adventures}}or{{Mistborn adventure game}}should be included on pages relaitng to those series{{Metallic arts}}inserts a table of the magics found on Scadrial
{{Stormlight}}is the best place to start looking at stuff from The Stormlight Archive{{Warbreaker}}has lots of links about Warbreaker and Nightblood- Full list of Navbars
{{holder}}indicates the holder of a title or other thing, and possible predecessors and successors.
Link macros
{{demonym}}returns the correct demonym for a place{{toponym}}returns correct toponyms{{world}}will convert book title's to the world on which the book is set
Citation templates
{{Ref}} generates a reference which may use one of the below templates to generate it's content.
{{annotation}}links to a specific annotation
{{tor}}links to a page on Template:Tor{{17s}}links to a topic on the Template:17s{{twg}}links to a topic on the Template:Twg{{wp}}links to a page on wikipedia:Wikipedia{{bref}}links to a book or a specific chapter, page or section of a book
Editorial notations
These templates are used to
{{Cite}}requests that someone insert a citation about the fact preceding it.{{Clarify}}asks someone edit the page to clear up ambiguous statements{{Disputed}}warn the reader that a fact may be incorrect or unverified
These templates insert boxes or emphasised phrases that help users navigate the wiki correctly.
{{For}}helps users distinguish between similarly titled articles.
Notices
{{Notice}} templates insert boxes that alert users to information regarding the page its self.
{{Attention}}requests that users edit it{{Copyright}}ask the user not to copy the content on the article{{Theory}}stipulates that the article or section should not be considered canon{{Spoilers}}warns users about new material they may not have read yet{{Delete}}and{{Move}}indicate possible administrative action{{Stub}}can be used to signify that an article is unfinished{{Complete}}should be used at the bottom of short articles when there is nothing more to add.
Other Templates
{{B}}converts an acronym or malformed book title into the correctly formatted title.{{Columns}}allows you to format a list (the first parameter) intocountcolumns.{{Quote}}surrounds the first parameter as a block quote, with the second parameter as a source.{{Timeline}}aids in the creation of