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Microsoft Teams has had the ability to have blurry backgrounds for some time now, and this has been a really useful feature. However, if you are a user of Microsoft Teams, you will have jealously been watching Zoom wondering when you will be able to set custom backgrounds. You have had the fun of blurring your background, but come on its custom backgrounds that you want!
Well your wish has been granted… well its being rolled out, so you should have it soon.
Step 1 – Start up a meeting with someone, or if you are playing around, go to you calendar in Teams and hit “Meet now”. This will spin up a meeting with yourself.
Step 2 – Select the background switch, this will give you the option to set your background before you join the meeting.
Step 3 – Join the meeting.
Step 4 – Once you are in the meeting you are able to change the background by selecting the ellipses, followed by “Show background effects”.
Step 5 – At this point you will find you are given the option of many more designs, including your favourite images or even your own creations.
To save your own backgrounds it is very simple, firstly find an image that you like, it is generally advisable to use an image sized at 1920 x 1080 pixels, this is the same as the Microsoft stock backgrounds, and will likely reduce distortion. Then it’s simple saving the image in the correct folder on your computer.
For Windows :
For Mac:
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Teams\Backgrounds\Upload
~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/Backgrounds
Once you have done this your image will be available to select once you are in the meeting.
Custom backgrounds have been updated! making it super easy to upload your own backgrounds. Who knew that uploading your own background would be so exciting :-).
When you are selecting which background you want, you may notice a new button! “+ Add new” This button allows you to bypass the previous instructions and upload a design directly in Teams.
Keep you eye’s open for the many new updates coming to Teams.
Join us on the 22nd October at 1pm for a free webinar on all the new features that have been added or will be added to Teams
This is just a simple as the everything that’s come before, however you have to create your image. The main items to consider are:
Finally, not to be completely bias towards Teams, you are able to customise the background in Zoom and Google hangout.
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Jig Mehta
Marketing Executive
jmehta@select-technology.co.uk
www.linkedin.com/in/sowdenmehta
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