Auto close breakout rooms after x minutes: If this option is checked, the breakout rooms will automatically end after the configured time.If this option is unchecked, the participants will need to click Join to be added to the breakout room. Automatically move all assigned participants into breakout rooms: Checking this option will move all participants into the breakout rooms automatically.

If this is disabled, they need to wait for the host to end the breakout rooms.

Allow participants to return to the main session at any time: If this option is checked, the participants can move back to the main session from their meeting controls.

Allow participants to choose room: Checking this option will allow all participants to join into any rooms.

Check any options that you would like to use for your breakout rooms.

After creating the breakout rooms, click Options to view additional Breakout Rooms options.

You can manage the rooms prior to starting them by following the instructions below.

Your rooms will be created, but will not start automatically.

Let participants choose room: Participants can select and enter rooms on their own.

Manually: Choose which participants you would like in each room.

Automatically: Let Zoom split your participants up evenly into each of the rooms.

Select the number of rooms you would like to create, and how you would like to assign your participants to those rooms:.

Launch Breakout Rooms from the Host Controls during a meeting Annotation or whiteboarding is saved before the host's shared content is viewed. Any active shares in any breakout rooms will be interrupted for the host's/co-host's shared screen. The selected content will be shared to all breakout rooms.

Choose what you would like to share, including an entire screen, a specific open program, or others.

Enable the Share to breakout rooms option along the bottom of the share window.

Click Share Screen in the meeting controls.

This allows the presenter to share visual information to all breakout rooms as once, guiding them on next steps or tasks.

Once breakout rooms are open, the host or co-host can share their screen from the main session directly into all open breakout rooms.

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