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title: "Return to an active meeting window"
slug: "work-for-desktop-return-to-an-active-meeting-window"
updated: 2026-07-23T10:07:29Z
published: 2026-07-23T10:07:29Z
canonical: "help.8x8.com/work-for-desktop-return-to-an-active-meeting-window"
---

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# Return to an active meeting window

If you are participating in a meeting with an undocked window and attending to other tasks away from the meeting screen, you can return to it anytime.

**Shift focus to an active meeting undocked screen:**

1. On the navigation menu, click **Meetings** ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/e3a59e39-abd3-4423-964c-0a4008dc5673/Images/Documentation/icon-nav-meetings_23x18.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-03T21%3A52%3A34Z&se=2026-11-03T22%3A52%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bMg%2Bo6hGwwE1d%2BlrmL6bd0viz94VbQjLesbYOgOrmPE%3D).
2. Under **Active meeting**, hover over the meeting you wish to return to and click Open. The active meeting screen will be displayed.

![Undocked meeting - Shift focus to an active meeting window](https://cdn.us.document360.io/e3a59e39-abd3-4423-964c-0a4008dc5673/Images/Documentation/open-active-meeting.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-03T21%3A52%3A34Z&se=2026-11-03T22%3A52%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bMg%2Bo6hGwwE1d%2BlrmL6bd0viz94VbQjLesbYOgOrmPE%3D)
3. Alternatively, if the **Minified view** option is enabled in the 8x8 Work for Desktop **Meeting settings** section, you can return to an active meeting via the minimized view. Click on the minimized meeting view and return to the meeting window.

![Undocked meeting - Return to an active meeting window via the meeting minimized view](https://cdn.us.document360.io/e3a59e39-abd3-4423-964c-0a4008dc5673/Images/Documentation/return-active-meeting.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-03T21%3A52%3A34Z&se=2026-11-03T22%3A52%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bMg%2Bo6hGwwE1d%2BlrmL6bd0viz94VbQjLesbYOgOrmPE%3D)