Open Zoom & Start a Meeting – Launch the Zoom Desktop App and start or schedule a meeting.

Enable Breakout Rooms (First Time Only) –

• Go to zoom.us > Sign In

• Click on Settings > In Meeting (Advanced)

• Turn on Breakout Room and also check “Allow host to assign participants…”

Click on “Breakout Rooms” Icon – In the meeting toolbar, tap the “Breakout Rooms” button (only visible to hosts/co-hosts).

Choose Number of Rooms – Select how many breakout rooms you want to create.

Assign Participants –

• Automatically: Zoom randomly places participants in rooms

• Manually: You choose who goes where

• Let participants choose (optional, must enable this in settings)

Click “Create” and Then “Open All Rooms” – After assigning, click “Create”, review the setup, then tap “Open All Rooms” to start.

Monitor or Join Rooms – Hosts can join any room, broadcast messages, or close all rooms anytime.

Done – When finished, click “Close All Rooms” to bring everyone back to the main meeting.