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Zoom Video Conferencing

36 Creating Breakout Rooms

How to create breakout rooms

  1. Sign in to the McMaster Zoom web portal.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Meetings.
  3. Click Schedule a Meeting.
  4. In the Options section, select the Breakout Room pre-assign checkbox, then click Create Rooms.
    Breakout Room Assignment window will appear.
  5. In the window, to the right of Rooms, click the plus button  to add breakout rooms.
  6. In the right panel, hover your mouse over the breakout room name, then click the pencil button to rename it.
  7. Click Save.

How to prepare the breakout rooms during your meeting

  1. Start your meeting.
  2. Click Breakout Rooms.
  3. You should be able to see your already created breakout rooms.
  4. To assign participants to your room, select Assign next to the room you wish to assign participants to and select the participants you want to assign to that room. Repeat this for each room.
  5. Once you are finished assigning participants to the breakout rooms, click Open All Rooms to start the breakout rooms.

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