How to change background in Microsoft Teams

To avoid embarrassment during an online meeting, you can blur or change your background.

Do you have an embarrassing picture or poster hanging on your wall? Or is your home a bit messy? It’s understandable that you want to prevent colleagues or superiors from seeing something like that during an online meeting. But Microsoft Teams offers a simple solution: you can simply blur your background or display an image.

Select background

Follow our step-by-step instructions , the quick guide or the explanatory video.

Change Microsoft Teams background

Step 1:

While you are on a video call , click ” More ” on the menu bar. Then click ” Video effects and settings “.

Step 2:

You will then see a selection of different backgrounds on the right. Use ” Preview ” to check what the background will look like in the video call. Your video transmission will be stopped during this time. If you are happy with the selected background, click on the ” Apply and activate video ” button. The background will then be activated and will be visible to the other participants.

Step 3:

Tip: In another article we will show you how to create your own background in Microsoft Teams . If you want to remove the background again, simply open the ” Video effects and settings ” menu and select ” None “.

Select background in the mobile version

Follow our step-by-step instructions or check out the quick guide .

Note: Android devices must have at least Android 10 or higher installed for the background feature to work.

Change Teams background on mobile

Step 1:

While in the conference, tap the three dots at the bottom.

Step 2:

Then select the ” Background Effects ” option.

Step 3:

Now you can choose a suitable background or blur your actual background. Once you have adjusted the settings, you can accept the changes by clicking on ” Done “.

Quick guide: Select background

1. During a video call, click ” More ” in the menu bar and then select ” Video effects and settings “.
2. On the right you will see a selection of available backgrounds. Select a desired background and click on ” Preview “.
3. If you like the selected background, click on ” Apply and activate video “. The background will then be activated and visible to others.
4. To remove the background again, simply open the ” Video Effects and Settings ” menu again and select ” None “.

Quick guide: Select background in the mobile version

1. During the video conference, tap the three dots at the bottom . Then select ” Background effects “.
2. You can then select a background from the list or blur your current background. When you are satisfied, tap ” Done “.

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