Creating and managing breakout rooms in
RingCentral
Video for desktop and web
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Some RingCentral Video features and meeting controls may appear differently depending on your account. Learn more about [the new RingCentral Video experience](https://support.ringcentral.com/article-v2/using-the-new-ringcentral-video-meetings.html?brand=RingCentral&product=RingEX&language=en_US "").
When hosting a
RingCentral
Video meeting on the desktop or web app, you can use breakout rooms to split participants into smaller groups. If you'd like to participate in a breakout room instead of creating one, visit [Participating in Breakout Rooms during
RingCentral
Video meetings](https://support.ringcentral.com/article-v2/Participating-in-Breakout-Rooms-during-RingCentral-Video-meetings.html?brand=RingCentral&product=RingEX&language=en_US "").
Creating breakout rooms
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* If you're the host or a moderator in a meeting, click **Breakout** at the bottom menu bar. This will open the **Breakout rooms** window.
* Click the **+ Add room** button to increase the number of rooms. You can create up to 50 breakout rooms.
* You will see the breakout room you've created under the **BREAKOUT ROOMS** column with a default room name.
To rename a breakout room:
* Hover over the breakout room you want to rename.
* Click on the **Rename** pencil icon, and type in the desired name.
* Press **Enter** (Windows) or **Return** (Mac) on your keyboard to save your changes.
To delete a breakout room, hover over its name and click the **Delete** button to the right.
Assigning moderators and participants to breakout rooms
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Hosts and moderators can add and remove breakout rooms, reassign participants, broadcast messages to all participants, and open and close rooms. Hosts and moderators can assign attendees to breakout rooms automatically or manually, and can reassign attendees to different rooms.
Adding a timer to breakout rooms
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You can add a timer that will close the breakout rooms automatically after a set amount of time. You can also add a countdown timer to warn participants that the room is about to close.
* Click **Settings** at the top right.
* Check the box for **Automatically close breakout rooms after 10 minutes** .
* Click the **10** field to change the breakout session time limit.
* If you want to be able to extend the time, check the box for **Notify me before closing and allow me to extend time**.
* **Countdown an extra 60 seconds before breakout rooms are closed** is selected by default. Uncheck the box to remove the countdown timer, or click the **60** field to change the countdown time.
Assigning attendees to breakout rooms
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You can assign attendees to breakout rooms automatically or manually, and you can reassign attendees to different rooms.
Opening breakout rooms
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Once you've created breakout rooms and assigned users, click **Open All Rooms** at the bottom right. The assigned users will be sent to their respective breakout rooms automatically.
Managing breakout rooms
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After creating breakout rooms and assigning users, hosts and moderators can manage breakout rooms to reassign users to different rooms, broadcast a message to all rooms, or close all rooms.
### Reassigning users to breakout rooms
* Click **Breakout** in the bottom menu bar and select **Manage breakout rooms**.
* Click the room name to view its participants.
* Hover over a participant's name, and click **Reassign** at the right.
* Select a room name from the list. You will see a green banner when the user has been reassigned to the room.
### Joining breakout rooms
As the host or moderator, you can join any breakout room.
* Click **Breakout** in the bottom menu bar and select **Manage breakout rooms**.
* Hover over the room, and click **Join** to the right.
### Broadcasting a message to all breakout rooms
As the host or moderator, you can broadcast a public message to all breakout rooms.
* Click **Breakout** in the bottom menu bar and select **Broadcast message**.
* In the **All rooms** tab, type your message in the **Message to everyone** field, and press **Enter** (Windows) or **Return** (Mac) on your keyboard. The message will appear in the **All Rooms** tab for all participants.
### Closing and reopening breakout rooms
To close breakout rooms:
* Click **Breakout** in the bottom menu bar and select **Manage breakout rooms**.
* Click **Close all rooms** at bottom right.
* Click **Close**.
* All participants will go to the main meeting room.
You can re-open the breakout rooms any time after closing them, and the participants will go back to their assigned breakout rooms. Click **Breakout \> Open all rooms** at the bottom right to re-open the breakout rooms.