
Once this window is up, you can select + (the plus symbol) to start creating breakout rooms. Below is the popup window you should see once selecting that option. You’ll notice the two options underneath the setting: Create Rooms and Import from CSV. Option 1: Pre-Assign Participants Manually When you schedule a meeting, under Meeting Options, you will see an option for Breakout Room pre-assign. Note: If your meeting or class is small, it may be easier to manually assign breakout rooms once the meeting has started.

If you try and enable Breakout room while the Remote support setting is enabled, you may receive this notification:


Make sure that Breakout room is enabled and that Remote support is disabled. Next, scroll down until you see both the Breakout room and Remote support options. Log into your profile at to access your settings.

The first thing to do is make sure you have breakout rooms enabled in your Zoom settings. For details on how to activate your UNT Zoom account and verify your Zoom affiliated email address, please visit the articles on our Zoom Tips page for details.īreakout rooms allow you to split your meeting participants into their own sub-meetings for things such as group work and focused discussion. Also, they need to sign in to Zoom at the beginning of the meeting for Zoom to properly sort them into their pre-assigned breakout room. Please notify your participants of the importance of activiating their UNT Zoom account. IMPORTANT: For pre-assigned breakout rooms to function, the email addresses you use for participants must be tied to valid UNT Zoom users. ←Back to Zoom Tips Advanced Training: Breakout Rooms
