I will show examples: So that's how I do it. - Вот так я это делаю или сделал. (and description) It looks like this. - Это выглядит вот так. (and description) Or it can be used as the termination of some description or sentence. That your interlocutor understood that the story is ended. - The history .... Вот так. I hope now you understood a little.

English for could be: "like that" or "that's it"

Ефремова написала об этом вот так =) http://glosum.ru/%D0%97%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%92%D0%BE%D1%82%20%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA

In what context exactly? Basically, it means ''like that'' when you demonstrate the way of doing something or when you end a sentence/speech/point (to indicate that you have finished and that was what you had to say). There are many ways to translate it properly, depending on the context.