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Only meeting organizers on the desktop versions of Teams (Windows and Mac) can create and manage breakout rooms.

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Create breakout rooms

You can automatically assign people to breakout rooms when you create them. If you want to move people around later in the meeting, you'll have to do so manually.

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titleAppoint managers during the meeting
  1. In the meeting controls, select Breakout rooms.

  2. Select Room settings.

  3. Switch the Assign presenters to manage rooms toggle on.

  4. If no one in the meeting is designated as a presenter, select Go to Meeting options to add presenters and choose who you want to be a room manager. 

  5. Choose presenters from the dropdown menu.

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  6. Select the back button < to save your changes.

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  1. In the meeting controls, select Breakout rooms.

  2. Hover over the room and select More options then Rename room.

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  3. Enter the new name and select Rename room.

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  1. In the meeting controls, select Breakout rooms.

  2. Select Rooms settings.

  3. Select Set a time limit and choose a session length.

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  4. Select the back button < to save your changes.

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  1. In the meeting controls, select Breakout rooms.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To open all the rooms at the same time, select Open.

    • To open a single room, hover over the room, select More options, and choose Open room.

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You can open and close breakout rooms more than once during a meeting.

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