Applies To
Microsoft Teams

From a meeting:

  1. Select More (Generic Ellipsis button) and choose Video effects and settings.

  2. Select an image under Backgrounds or Filters, or choose  Add new background icon Add new, Blur button icon Standard blur, Teams decorate your background button Decorate, or  No symbol imageNone.

  3. Select Preview to view, Apply or Apply and turn on video.

  4. Select X to close the pane. 

Before a meeting, from the pre-meeting window:

  1. Select  Teams Effects and Avatars icon Effects and avatars on the desktop, or  Shows background filter button iconBackground effects online.

  2. Select an image under Backgrounds or choose More video effects for a larger gallery. 

  3. Choose a background image,  Add new background icon Add new, Blur button icon Standard blur, Teams decorate your background button Decorate, or  No symbol imageNone.

    To use a personal image, see Add a custom background image.

Tip: Meet now icon Meet now provides a private way to experiment with backgrounds offline. 

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