
If someone joins the meeting late, select Assign participants again to assign them to a room.Īssign people manually before a channel meeting From this window, sort people to see who's been assigned where by selecting the down arrow next to Name or Room. When you're done, select Confirm.Īssign people manually during the meeting Repeat the previous steps until everyone in the meeting is assigned to a room. Select the down arrow next to Assign and choose a room for them. Go to Breakout rooms and select Assign participants.Ĭhoose the people you want in a room by selecting the checkboxes next to their names.

Assign people manually before the meeting Use the main meeting as a breakout room for these people instead. Note: Currently, people who join the meeting using PSTN or Teams devices can't be assigned to rooms. Ĭhoose the number of rooms you want (up to 50). In the meeting controls, select Breakout rooms.

In this example, three rooms were created but no one's been assigned to them yet.Ĭhoose whether you want Teams to evenly assign people to rooms ( Automatically) or assign people yourself ( Manually).Īs soon as the meeting starts, you can open the breakout rooms. Go to Breakout rooms and select Create rooms.Ĭhoose the number of rooms you want (up to 50) and select Add rooms. Go to your Teams calendar and open the meeting invite.

Organizers or presenters must first join the meeting to create or manage breakout rooms. To create breakout rooms, you must be a meeting organizer or presenter who's been appointed a breakout rooms manager. If you want to move people around later in the meeting, you'll have to do so manually. You can automatically assign people to breakout rooms when you create them. Tip: For additional assistance, see Breakout rooms troubleshooting guide.
