Why can't I assign participants to breakout rooms in Teams?

You can't create breakout rooms if there are more than 300 people in a meeting. Likewise, if you create breakout rooms before a meeting, you won't be able to invite more than 300 people.
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How do you let participants choose breakout room Teams?

Participants can be moved when breakout rooms are open or closed.
  1. In the meeting controls, select Breakout rooms .
  2. Select Assign participants and select the checkbox next to the person's name you want to move.
  3. Choose a new room for the person and select Assign then Move.
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Why can't I pre assign breakout rooms?

If you scheduled recurring meetings, the pre-assigned breakout rooms will only work if it's applied to all meetings in the recurrence. You can't edit a single meeting in the recurrence and apply a unique pre-assignment.
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Why can't my co host assign breakout rooms?

Q: I'm a co-host, but I don't see the breakout rooms menu. A: Verify if you have updated to the latest version of Zoom and double-check if the host has assigned you as a co-host for the meeting. With the latest Zoom update, co-hosts are now able to see the breakout room menu and open all rooms.
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Can you assign participants to breakout rooms in Teams in advance?

Breakout rooms allow a meeting organizer to split your attendees into multiple online rooms for discussion and collaboration in Teams. Meeting organizers who schedule a meeting can create breakout rooms in advance then pre-assign members to the breakout rooms.
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Assign Participants to Breakout rooms BEFORE the meeting in Microsoft Teams | NEW FEATURE ?



Why is the breakout room icon not showing in Teams?

The Breakout Rooms feature is not available for:

Private Channel Meetings - Microsoft have removed the ability to use breakout rooms in private channel meetings. This is because they were seeing issues and errors with this feature. There is no timeline for when or if the feature will be reintroduced. Calls in Teams.
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Why does my Teams not have breakout rooms?

Why can't I use breakout rooms in my Teams meeting? in your meeting controls, you must be a meeting organizer of a scheduled private meeting, a Meet Now meeting, a scheduled channel meeting, or a channel Meet Now meeting. Additionally, you need to join the meeting from a supported Teams client for Windows or macOS.
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Can co-host enable breakout rooms?

Who can assign people to breakout rooms? Only the primary host of a Zoom meeting can assign users to breakout rooms, co-hosts do not share this ability (see this table for a full breakdown of meeting roles).
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Can multiple hosts create breakout rooms?

Can co-hosts start breakout rooms? NEW! Co-hosts have the same breakout room controls as the meeting host, such as starting or ending breakout rooms, assigning participants, etc. This is available for users who are on the latest version of Zoom.
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Can co-hosts change breakout rooms?

The meeting host or co-host can choose to split the participants of the meeting into these separate rooms automatically, manually, letting participants choose a room or via pre-assigning participants. Once the meeting is split into these smaller rooms the host or co-host can switch between the rooms at any time.
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How do I manually set a breakout room?

To manually assign participants to breakout rooms, select the Manually radio button and click Create Rooms. The Breakout Rooms dialog box will appear, and we can assign students to a breakout room by clicking Assign to the right of the breakout room's name.
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Can you pre-assign breakout rooms in an already scheduled meeting?

Pre-Assign Breakout Rooms

Click Meetings in the Main Menu. Click on the title of the scheduled meeting you want to pre-assign breakout rooms for. Click the Edit button.
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Can you enable breakout rooms during a meeting?

Pre-assigning Breakout Rooms during scheduling

The meeting host can be allowed to pre-assign Breakout Rooms when scheduling a meeting. This option is great for hosts who already know how they want to group their participants.
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How do I make someone a host in my breakout room?

If you would like to have your co-host(s) join breakout rooms to assist participants in those rooms, you can assign them to a room and then use the Options menu to allow your co-hosts to return to the main meeting so you can assign them to the next breakout room. To do that: Select Breakout Rooms from the Zoom toolbar.
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Can I create breakout rooms in Teams if I am not the organizer?

A: Participants can join using the desktop, browser (Chrome or Edge), or the mobile app. However, the organizer must be using the desktop Teams app. If you want to use Breakout Rooms, make sure you have the latest Teams updates.
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How do you do a breakout room in Teams 2021?

Microsoft Teams Breakout Rooms – Overview

Once your meeting has started, locate the breakout room icon in your control panel. Click on the icon. A window will pop up inviting you to configure the breakout rooms. Select how many rooms you'd like to use.
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How many breakout rooms can you have in Teams?

You can create up to 50 breakout rooms in a single meeting. Choose the breakout room option you prefer: Automatically: Teams divides participants equally between the rooms.
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