Microsoft Teams Meetings Custom Backgrounds

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Purpose

While some backgrounds are available within Microsoft Teams built right in, you may want to upload your images. You can do this within Teams using the instructions below.

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Procedure

Upload a Custom Background

Note: The instructions below require that you join a meeting or are already in a meeting. If you want to add a new custom background to your list of backgrounds before a scheduled meeting, go to the Calendar tab in Teams and select Meet now near the top right.

It will allow you to follow the steps below to add the background; after adding the background, you can close the Meet now meeting, and the background you added will be available for you to select for future meetings.

From the Join Screen:

When joining a meeting, toggle your camera on and then select Background filters.

Select + Add new and select the image you would like to use.

Scroll down the list of backgrounds and select your new custom background; you can join your meeting.

In a Meeting:

In a meeting, select the three dots (..., More actions) from the taskbar and select Apply background effects.

Select + Add new and select the image you would like to use.

Scroll down in the list of backgrounds and select your new custom background.

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