How to Preassign Participants to Breakout Rooms

Summary

Get help with preassigning participants to breakout rooms for your next Webex meeting.

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Overview

Prior to a Webex meeting, hosts are able to set up breakout rooms and assign participants to specific breakout rooms. This article explains, as a host, how to split up participants in certain breakout rooms. 

Navigating to Your Profile

Please follow these instructions to preassign participants to breakout rooms.

  • Open the Webex app and log into Webex with your MEID@maricopa.edu credentials.
  • Select "Meetings" on the left-hand side of the application.
  • Click "Schedule a meeting".
  • Near the bottom left above the blue "Schedule" button, click "Advanced settings".
  • Select the "Scheduling options" tab at the top.
  • Under "Breakout sessions", make sure the the button next to "Enable breakout sessions" is checked.
  • Underneath, click "Preassign breakout sessions".
  • Enter the number of breakout sessions you want in the meeting.
  • Select an option below on how you want to assign the participants.
  • Click the "Create breakout sessions" button.
  • In the "Breakout sessions" area, click the "+ Add Session" button.
    • Note: Once a breakout session is added, you can use the "Rename" button to rename the breakout room and the "More" button to let anyone join the session or delete the session.
  • In the "Not assigned" area, click on a participant to check the box by their name and click "Move to session".
  • Select which breakout room you want the participant to be in.
  • Once you've preassigned all breakout rooms, click the "Create" button on the bottom.

More Information

For more information about breakout rooms in Webex, please refer to the links below:

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Article ID: 183
Created
Tue 5/14/24 6:10 PM
Modified
Mon 5/5/25 12:23 PM