Microsoft Teams - How To Add a Custom Background

Before a meeting

1. Go to your Teams calendar.
2. Select a meeting and select Join.
3. From the pre-join screen, select Video effects .
   1. To blur your background, select the dropdown arrow next to Blur and choose Standard blur or Portrait blur.
      
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   2. ​​​​​​​Select a Teams background to apply it to your video feed, or upload and apply your own.
      • To use an image of your own, select More video effects > Add new and then select one to upload from your computer. HIG's custom backgrounds are stored in the S drive under SharedFolderForEveryone > 1 - Microsoft Teams Backgrounds.

To turn off background effects, select None . Your background will persist in all your meetings and calls until you change it again.

Note: If you don't see this option in the menu, the feature might not be available on your device.

During a meeting

1. Join a Teams meeting.
2. In your meeting controls, select More actions > Video effects and settings .
3. Select Video effects.
   1. To blur your background, select the dropdown arrow next to Blur and choose Standard blur or Portrait blur.
   2. ​​​​​​​Select a Teams background to apply it to your video feed.
   3. Select Add new to upload and use an image from your computer. HIG's custom backgrounds are stored in the S drive under SharedFolderForEveryone > 1 - Microsoft Teams Backgrounds.
4. Select Preview to view the background before you apply it.
5. Select Apply.