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Add a background during your meetings on Teams

Working from home and don’t want your colleagues to see your background? No worries, you can change your background on Teams.

Prior to joining a scheduled meeting:

  • Select “Join the Meeting” in your invite. You will be taken to a Test screen, seen above.
  • Click the middle toggle to turn on virtual backgrounds. Background options will display on the right of the screen.
  • Replace the entire background by choosing an image provided or add your own.

During a meeting:

You can also change your background after you have joined a meeting by selecting the three dots for more options from your meeting controls.

  • Click Show background effects 
  • Select a new background or upload your own image

Have questions? Contact the Service Desk and let our technicians help!

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