Pre-assigning participants to breakout rooms

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Overview

Meeting hosts can split the meeting participants into breakout rooms when scheduling meeting. The host can pre-assign participants to breakout rooms.

Prerequisites:

• Breakout rooms should be enabled in host's meeting settings
• Host should have a desktop client on Windows or Mac, version 4.5 or higher is preferable. Note : If you are using Zoom mobile app, you can see the breakout rooms with pre-assigned participants.
• Participants should have a desktop client or mobile App, version 4.5 or higher.

Pre-assigning participants to breakout rooms using web portal

• The host needs to sign in to Zoom web portal
• Click Meetings and schedule a meeting
• In the Meeting Options section, select Breakout Rooms pre-assign and click Create rooms

• Click the plus icon beside Rooms to add breakout rooms.

• Click the pencil icon to rename it. 
• In the Add participant text box, search for participant's name or email address to add them to breakout rooms.

• Click Save

Editing Breakout Rooms

• Sign in to the Zoom Web portal
• Click Meetings and click on the meeting that needs to be edited
• In the Breakout Rooms section, click View Detail.
• Edit the breakout rooms as needed.

Starting a meeting with pre-assigned breakout rooms

• Start the meeting with participants pre-assigned to breakout rooms.
• Click Breakout Rooms in the meeting controls to access the breakout rooms you created.

3. Click Open all rooms to start the breakout rooms.

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