How to Create Breakout Rooms in Zoom on Laptops and Mobile Phones, Learn How to Change Names - Record Them

Kapanlagi.com - The Zoom application offers an efficient platform for meetings, webinars, online classes, and various video conference-based activities. Zoom is also popular because of its interesting features, one of which is breakout rooms. Although this application is already popular, there are still many people who do not know how to create breakout rooms in Zoom.

The breakout room feature in Zoom becomes important when conducting seminars, classes, or video conferences. Moreover, if in an online-based event there is a situation where users want to divide the main session into separate smaller rooms, for example to support group discussions or more in-depth activities.

In such situations, the breakout room feature in Zoom will be useful. Because with this feature, the host can create breakout rooms manually or choose to randomly divide participants into small rooms.

So curious, how to create breakout rooms in zoom? To find out, just follow the following review:

1. How to Create Breakout Room on Zoom on Laptop

How to Create Breakout Rooms in Zoom on a Laptop (credit: unsplash)

The Zoom application is widely used on laptops. This is because the Zoom interface is more comfortable on laptops. From a laptop, users can access various Zoom features, including creating breakout rooms. Here is a guide on how to create breakout rooms on a laptop:

- First, make sure you have downloaded and installed the Zoom application on your laptop.

- After that, open the Zoom application and log in to your Zoom account.

- Click the "Start Meeting" button in the upper right corner of the screen.

- Select the "New Meeting" option and wait for Zoom to create a new meeting for you.

- Look at the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. Select the "Breakout Room" icon in the toolbar.

- Choose the option to divide the rooms automatically or manually, depending on your meeting needs.

- Determine the number of rooms and give each room a name.

- Click "Open All Rooms" when you are ready. Zoom will automatically divide participants into breakout rooms according to your choice.

- After participants are in breakout rooms, as the host, you can enter each room to interact or provide guidance if needed.

- After the session in the breakout rooms is finished, you can call back all participants to the main session by clicking "Close All Rooms."

2. How to Create Breakout Rooms in Zoom on a Mobile Phone

How to Create Breakout Room in Zoom on Mobile (credit: unsplash)

In addition to using a laptop, the Zoom application can also be accessed via a mobile phone. Although not as extensive as on a laptop, users can also use breakout features through their phones. Here is a guide on how to create breakout rooms in Zoom on a mobile phone:

- First, make sure you have downloaded and installed the Zoom application on your phone.

- Open the Zoom application and log in to your Zoom account.

- After logging in, click the "Start" button to start a new meeting.

- Wait until Zoom prepares the meeting and the control panel appears on the screen. Once you are in the meeting control panel, find and tap the "More" option at the bottom.

- Then, select "Breakout Room" from the menu that appears.

- After selecting "Breakout Room", you will be asked to choose between automatic or manual division. Choose according to your meeting needs.

- If you choose manual, determine the number of rooms and give each room a name. Make sure the room names are clear to facilitate participants.

- Press "Open All Rooms" to start the breakout rooms. Zoom will automatically divide the participants into rooms according to your selection.

- Once participants are in the breakout rooms, as the host, you can enter each room to interact or provide guidance.

- After the session in the breakout rooms is finished, you can call back all participants to the main session by tapping "Close All Rooms."

3. How to Change Breakout Room Name in Zoom

How to Change the Name of Breakout Room in Zoom (credit: unsplash)

One of the steps in creating breakout rooms in Zoom is to give them a name. Apart from the name given during the creation process, users or hosts can also change the name of a previously created breakout room. Here is a guide on how to change the name of a breakout room in Zoom:

- After creating the breakout room, open the breakout room by clicking on the "Breakout Room" button on the Zoom control.

- In the breakout room window, look at the bottom right corner and select "Options."

- A list of rooms and their names will appear. Choose the room whose name you want to change.

- After selecting the room, click on the "Rename" or "Change Name" button.

- Type in the new name for the breakout room. Make sure the chosen name is clear and easily understood.

- After changing the name, click "Save" to save the changes.

- After saving, click on the "Options" button again to close the Options window.

4. How to Record Breakout Room in Zoom

How to Record Breakout Room in Zoom (credit: unsplash)

One of the flagship features in Zoom is the recorder. As known, users can record various activities or discussions in Zoom. This recording feature also applies to discussions in breakout rooms. Here is how to record breakout room in Zoom:

- After creating a breakout room, make sure you have opened it by clicking the "Breakout Room" button on the Zoom toolbar.

- Before entering the breakout room, make sure you have started the general Zoom meeting recording. To do this, click the "Record" button usually located at the bottom.

- After the general recording has started, enter the breakout room by clicking the "Join" or "Enter" button.

- Once you are in the breakout room, click the "Record" button again to start recording in that room.

- Carry out discussions or other activities in the breakout room as usual. During the recording, all activities in this room will be recorded.

- After finishing the discussion or activities in the breakout room, return to the main room and click the "Stop Recording" button to stop the recording.

- After stopping the recording, end the Zoom meeting by clicking the "End Meeting" button.

- After finishing, Zoom will generate a recording file that you can find in the designated storage folder.

That is the guide on how to create breakout room in Zoom, as well as how to change its name and record it. Hope it is useful and good luck!

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