This is written for those authors using WebDesk.
WebDesk is divided into two frames, the top frame lists the tasks that have been assigned to you and the bottom frame gives the details of the task.

From within the Tasks area of webdesk you can see if a task has been assigned to you. If more than one has been assigned, you can view the details of each by clicking on the link in the Description field and clicking on the Details tab in the bottom frame.
To be continued...