How do I change my background on teams

Dear Elliott, Jeff,

Thank you for reaching out to us with your question about changing the background photo in Microsoft Teams. I’m happy to help!

To change your background in Teams, you can follow these steps:

Before a Meeting:

1. Open Microsoft Teams and go to your Calendar.

Select the meeting and click Join.

On the pre-join screen, select Video effects.

Choose a background from the available options or click More video effects > Add new to upload your own image (JPG, PNG, or BMP format).

During a Meeting:

In the meeting controls, click More actions (···) > Video effects and settings.

Select Video effects.

Choose a background or click Add new to upload your own.

Click Preview to see how it looks, then select Apply.

Please note that background effects may not be available on all devices or configurations. If you’re using Teams through a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) or on Linux, this feature might be limited.

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Domic Vo