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In 2018, Microsoft announced that the company would soon enable users to blur backgrounds during video calls via Microsoft Teams. Last year, Microsoft announced support for backgrounds, allowing users to conceal distractions in the background during video calls.
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While the background option is considered great, it doesn't allow Teams users to upload custom backgrounds. Now, Microsoft has finally updated Teams to allow you to upload your own images into the app and use them as backgrounds. To upload your own picture to Teams, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open Microsoft Teams and while setting up audio and video, turn on the Background Effects option.
Step 2: Now you will see a panel open on the right side of the screen, displaying various backgrounds including options to blur the background.
Currently, Microsoft only supports JPG, PNG, and BMP files. If you forget to add an image before the meeting, you can follow the instructions below to upload an image and set it as the meeting background:
- While a meeting is ongoing, click on the ellipsis icon in the meeting controls and select Show Background Effects.
- A panel will appear on the right side of the screen. There, you can choose from available backgrounds or upload your own image by clicking on Add new.
- After making your selection, click on Apply to save the new image as your background.
The new custom background feature is currently being rolled out to all users. If you haven't seen this option yet, you'll need to wait for the update. In that case, you can go to %AppData%\Microsoft\Teams\Backgrounds\Uploads and add your custom images to this folder. This will allow you to add images to the default backgrounds in Microsoft Teams and use them as your Teams meeting background.
For IT admins, Microsoft has released dedicated documentation to assist in setting up custom background features for the entire organization. Additionally, you can also completely disable this feature if you don't want users to add custom backgrounds to Teams.
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