How to create breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams

To create breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams, open your meeting in the Teams desktop app, join the meeting, and then click the Rooms icon in the meeting controls. Choose the number of rooms, select to assign participants Automatically or Manually, and click Create Rooms.

Before the Meeting (via Calendar)

Open Microsoft Teams and go to your Calendar.

Double-click the meeting to open its details.

Select the Breakout rooms tab, then choose Create rooms.

Select the number of rooms you want (up to 50) and click Add rooms.

Choose how participants should be assigned (Automatically or Manually) and click Save.

During the Meeting (via Meeting Controls)

Join your scheduled meeting from the Teams desktop app.

When participants have joined, select the Rooms icon from the meeting controls.

From the dropdown, select the number of rooms to create.

Choose whether to assign participants automatically or assign them manually.

Select Create Rooms.

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