Add a background during your meetings on Teams [1]
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 [3] and let our technicians help!