Participating in Breakout Rooms
Joining a breakout room
- The host will need to invite you to join the breakout room.
- Click Join if you are not automatically moved to the breakout room.
- If you choose Later, you can join by clicking Breakout Rooms
in your meeting controls.
- Click Join Breakout Room.
You will have access to full controls similar to the meeting.
Self-selecting a breakout room
If the host has allowed participants to self-select and join breakout rooms of their choosing, participants will be able to view and select from a list of breakout rooms the host has created. They will be able to enter and leave breakout rooms freely.
Note: Participants not joined with the desktop or mobile app (version 5.3.0 or higher) will not be able to self-select a breakout room. The host will need to facilitate moving these participants manually. Please update your Zoom app often.
- Click Breakout Rooms
in your meeting controls.
This will display the list of open breakout rooms created by the host.
- Hover your pointer over the number to the right of breakout room you wish to join, click Join, then confirm by clicking Join.
- Repeat as necessary to join other breakout rooms, or click Leave Room to return to the main session.
Asking for help
If you click Ask for Help, it will notify the meeting host that you need assistance and they will be asked to join your breakout room.
- Click Ask for Help
in the meeting controls.
- Confirm that you would like assistance by clicking Invite Host.
Recording while in a breakout room
- Ask the host for permission to record. Automatic recordings from the main session will not continue in the breakout room. The host needs to allow recording before opening the breakout rooms. If the host has already open the breakouts rooms, they can join your breakout room to allow you to record.
- Click Record in the meeting controls to start a local recording.
- Click the pause or stop icon in the meeting controls to pause or stop the recording.
The recording can also be stopped or paused by clicking the indicator in the top left corner.
Learn more about local recording.
Leaving the breakout room
You can leave the breakout room and return to the main meeting session at any time (if allowed by the host), or you can leave the meeting entirely from the breakout room.
- Click Leave Breakout Room.
- Choose if you want to leave the breakout room or the entire meeting.
- When the host ends the breakout rooms, you will be notified and given the option to return to the main room immediately, or in 60 seconds.