Microsoft® SharePoint™ 2003 Unleashed, Second Edition

Getting Things Done with Tasks

A tasks list provides a mechanism to assign activities to users and track their progress. Tasks are often used with meeting workspaces to assign specific responsibilities or duties to individuals before a meeting, and to assign follow-up action items after a meeting. Tasks can be used in almost any type of collaboration environment to ensure that the team members know what their responsibilities are and what due dates need to be met. For simple projects where it is not necessary to use a full-blown project management application, tasks lists can be used to manage projects.

Constructing a Task Item

Any user in the Contributor group or any user who has the Add Items right can create an item in a tasks list. To create ...