Breakout rooms allow splitting meeting participants into smaller groups:

Creating breakout rooms:

1. In a meeting, click Breakout rooms icon
2. Choose number of rooms or participants per room
3. Select automatic or manual assignment

Managing rooms:

• Open rooms: Start breakout sessions
• Close rooms: End all breakout sessions
• Reassign participants: Move people between rooms
• Join/leave rooms: Organizers can enter/exit any room

Features:

• Participants can share screens and use whiteboard
• Main room chat remains accessible
• Organizers can broadcast messages to all rooms

Note: Breakout rooms are available only in scheduled meetings.

For detailed instructions, see Microsoft's guide: Use breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams meetings