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Microsoft Teams is constantly evolving, as Microsoft develops new features to improve its collaboration capabilities. In this blog we explain when and how to use this great new feature. With so many meetings and training events now happening online, Microsoft have added the ability to split your meeting participants into up to 50 separate virtual breakout rooms. The meeting organiser can easily move between whole group and break outs, without attendees having to use different meeting links.

Files created or worked on in the breakout rooms can be shared in the main meeting and meeting chat so everyone can access them.

To do this, you should ensure you are using the latest teams update and then follow the steps below. If a room is deleted. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Scenario teaching type :. Was this page useful?

Please tell us why:. Feedback for page. In all but the smallest meetings, it can be difficult to have open discussions and a meaningful exchange of ideas. With breakout rooms, people gather in small groups for lively conversation and brainstorming sessions.

Only meeting organizers on the desktop versions of Teams Windows and Mac can create and manage breakout rooms. Notes: These features aren't currently available in breakout rooms:. Important: You can't create breakout rooms if there are more than people in a meeting. Likewise, if you create breakout rooms before a meeting, you won't be able to invite more than people.

For more info about managing large Teams meetings, see Best practices for a large Teams meeting. Create breakout rooms. Join a breakout room.

Change breakout room settings before meeting. Leave a breakout room. Assign people to breakout rooms manually. Interact with breakout room participants. Appoint breakout rooms managers. Close breakout rooms. Rename breakout rooms. Room assignments in recurring meetings. Set a time limit for the breakout session. Attendance reports for breakout rooms.

Start using the breakout rooms. Additional options. Tip: For additional assistance, see Breakout rooms troubleshooting guide. 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. We'll be in touch shortly. On this page: Before the meeting During the meeting — as meeting organiser During the meeting — as meeting participant. MS Teams Breakout Room feature overview. Use breakout rooms in Teams meetings.

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