ZOOM Breakout Rooms: Let participants choose room in a Zoom meeting

Overview

• Zoom desktop or mobile app (version 5.3.0 or higher) support Self-select Breakout Room.
• The option is off by default.  It will only be available to participants if the host has enabled the option.

Special Notes

• Host, co-host and participants must upgrade their Zoom desktop or mobile app to support this feature: Zoom Help Center: Upgrade / update to the latest version
• Co-host does not have privilege to perform the below actions.
• The below screenshots are referring to the feature in Zoom desktop client.
• The steps are illustrated two scenarios
  • The breakout rooms are created in the meeting
  • The breakout rooms have been created with participants pre-assigned to the breakout room before the meeting.

Scenario 1: Create rooms and let participants choose room in the meeting

1. In a meeting, click “Breakout Rooms”.

   

2. Select the number of rooms you would like to create, and “Let participants choose room”. Click “Create”.

   

Scenario 2: Pre-assign participants to breakout rooms before the meeting, and allow participants to choose room in the meeting

1. In a meeting, click “Breakout Rooms”.

   

2. Click “Options”. Select “Allow Participants to choose room”. Then “Open All Rooms”.

   

Notes: 

• “Allow participants to choose room” is turned off in every meeting session by default. 
• Participants who join the meeting after the rooms are opened can choose to join a room. 
• Participants can leave their pre-assigned rooms and join other rooms. 

For more:

• Zoom Help Center: Managing Breakout Rooms
• Zoom Help Center: Participating in breakout rooms