
Should the timer expire before participants take action, they will see an alert informing them that the session has ended which contains a button to return to the main meeting. The organiser can choose to automatically redirect participants to the main meeting room (auto-move On) or to provide participants with the option to return to the main meeting room or disconnect.

When the organiser has set a timer, the clock will show participants the time left in the room (countdown) rather than time elapsed. The timer alerts participants that the breakout room session will close in 60 seconds. Organisers can set a timer for all breakout rooms created in a meeting session via the Breakout rooms settings panel. breakout rooms are already open, instead of just when they are closed. Organisers can now reassign the meeting participants when. Reassign participants when the breakout rooms are open The assignment persists across subsequent sessions or recurring meetings. Participants remain assigned to their breakout rooms unless the meeting organiser chooses to change them. Presenters given these permissions will be able to:įurther information on this new feature is available in the guidance below. This feature allows meeting organizers to add and remove presenters as Breakout Room managers, giving presenters permission to perform breakout room operations. Meeting organisers can now extend the management of Breakout Rooms to specific presenters. Please note, this feature will only be available on the teams desktop app. Before a meeting starts, meeting organisers will be able to access a new tab in scheduling form called Breakout rooms that will enable them to pre-create breakout rooms and pre-assign participants.Pre-assigning participants via both manual and automatic assignment options.

Adjusting settings for breakout rooms session (timer, selecting breakout rooms managers and more).Configuring meeting options for each room.Adding / deleting / renaming individual rooms.Organisers of Channel and Private meetings will be able to perform the following Breakout Rooms configuration tasks before a meeting begins: These features are available to meeting organisers setting up breakout rooms on the Teams desktop app. Microsoft have added some new updates to breakout rooms in Teams.

Recently added updates Breakout rooms pre-meeting room creation and participant assignment
