Join a breakout room in Microsoft Teams meetings

When the meeting organizer sets up breakout rooms during a meeting, you’ll be able to discuss meeting items and collaborate with colleagues in a small group setting.

You may be moved into your assigned breakout room as soon as the organizer opens the room. Otherwise, you'll receive an invitation to join the room.

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Join a breakout room

When your meeting's organizer assigns everyone to a breakout room and opens them, you'll receive a notification. Select Join room on the notification to enter the breakout room.

Select Join Room

Chat in a breakout room

Each breakout room has its own chat.

Select Chat in the breakout room.

Note: When the breakout room closes, the room chat ends and can't be continued. However, you'll still be able to view the chat history and any shared files.

Take control of breakout rooms

You might be one of a few breakout rooms managers in your meeting. Only one of you at a time can control the rooms, though.

In the meeting controls, select Rooms . You can see who the current manager is (for example, Daniela is in control).
Select Manage rooms.

You're now the breakout rooms manager. Join open rooms, make an announcement, and more.

Return to the main meeting

If the meeting organizer has enabled it, select Return to rejoin the main meeting discussion.

Head back to your breakout room by selecting Join room.