In Microsoft Teams (free), it’s easy to change your Appearance from a Light to Dark theme and back again.

  1. Select More button More .

  2. Select Settings buttonSettings .

  3. Select Theme (dark mode) buttonAppearance .

  4. Select Light,Dark, or System Default.

  5. Select Restart. When Microsoft Teams (free) restarts, your theme will be changed.

  1. Select your profile picture or More More button.

  2. Select Settings buttonSettings .

  3. Select Theme (dark mode) buttonAppearance .

  4. Select either Light or Dark.

  5. Select Close app. When you open it again, your theme will be changed.

  1. Select Settings and more More options button near your profile picture.

  2. Select Settings button Settings .

  3. Select General.

  4. Under Theme, select Default, Dark, or High Contrast. Your theme will change to your selection.

In Microsoft Teams (free):

  1. Open Microsoft Teams (free):

    Select Settings and more More options button near your profile picture.

  2. Select Settings button​​​​​​​ Settings .

  3. Select Appearance and accessibility.

  4. Under Theme, from the drop-down you can select Follow operating system theme, Light, Dark, or High Contrast. You can also turn Always use dark theme for meetings and calls on or off. Your theme will change to your selection.

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