Modifying Sharepoint "to-do" task assignments.

I am using our Sharepoint 3.0 server to handle a Purchasing system which comminicates the various stages of workflows via email.

I've never really used the Assign a "to-do" item to a user but wondered if it could be used in a similar fashion to the emails being sent?

The emails often contain direct links to list items or links to start workflows on the items they must deal with.

The reason I ask is because some users who will be using the system do not always have access to email, but all have access to the Sharepoint intranet and if I can assign them a task which is visible on thier homepage, it may be more effective.

Any advice would be greatly recieved :)
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Piotr StrycharzSoftware/web developerCommented:
I'm not quite sure what you want to achieve: do you want to display "Todo list" instead of using emails? The solution is: extract user's tasks and display on the page. There is a built-in webpart (MSUserTasks.dwp). However, it has some limitations - gets data only from current web.

If you need to display tasks from other webs - use ContentQueryWebPart. Fragment:

          <webParts>
            <webPart xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WebPart/v3">
              <metaData>
                <type name="Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.WebControls.ContentByQueryWebPart, Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" />
                <importErrorMessage>Cannot import this Web Part.</importErrorMessage>
              </metaData>
              <data>
                <properties>
                  <property name="Title" type="string">Tasks</property>
                  <property name="CommonViewFields" type="string">AssignedTo,User;Completed,Boolean</property>
                  <property name="ServerTemplate" type="string">107</property>
                  <property name="QueryOverride" type="string">&lt;Where&gt;&lt;And&gt;&lt;Neq&gt;&lt;FieldRef Name='Status' Nullable='True' Type='Choice'/&gt;&lt;Value Type='Text'&gt;Completed&lt;/Value&gt;&lt;/Neq&gt;Eq&gt;&lt;FieldRef Name='AssignedTo' LookupId='TRUE'/&gt;&lt;Value Type='int'&gt;&lt;UserID /&gt;&lt;/Value&gt;&lt;/And&gt;&lt;/Where&gt;</property>
                </properties>
              </data>
            </webPart>
          </webParts>

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