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.
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.
Info boxes
The {{Infobox}} templates are placed at the start of the article, and show a list of information down the right side of the article.
{{BookInfobox}}includes information on the publisher and ISBN of a book.{{CharacterInfobox}}includes information regarding the character.{{AlethiInfobox}}specialised for those that come from Alethkar on Roshar.{{HeraldInfobox}}specialised for the ten Heralds of the Almighty.{{SkaaInfobox}}specialised for the skaa on Scadrial.
{{SprenInfobox}}information on the different types of Spren.{{ShardInfobox}}information on one of the Shards of Adonalsium.
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.{{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.{{MetallicArts}}inserts a table of the magics found on Scadrial.