Participating
in Breakout Rooms
How to join a breakout room
1.
The host will need to invite you to join the breakout room.
2.
Click Join.
3.
If you choose Later, you can join by clicking Breakout Rooms in
your meeting controls.
4.
Click Join Breakout Room.
You will have access to full controls similar to the meeting.
How to self-select 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.
1.
Click Breakout Rooms in your meeting controls.
This will display the list of open breakout rooms created by the
host.
2.
(Optional) Click Expand All to expand all available rooms and
see which participants are in that particular room.
Note: The Expand All and Collapse All options require version
5.9.6 or higher.
3.
Hover your pointer over the number to the right of breakout room
you wish to join, click Join, then confirm by clicking Join.
4.
Repeat as necessary to join other breakout rooms, or click Leave
Room to return to the main session.
How to ask 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.
1.
Click Ask for Help 
in the meeting controls.
2.
Confirm that you would like assistance by clicking Invite Host.
How to record while in a
breakout room
1.
Ask the host for permission to record. 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.
2.
Click Record in the meeting controls to start a local recording.
3.
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.
How to leave the breakout
room
You can leave the breakout
room and return to the main meeting session at any time, or you can leave the
meeting entirely from the breakout room.
1.
Click Leave Breakout Room.
2.
Choose if you want to leave the breakout room or the entire
meeting.
3.
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.