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How to add your own images and use them as backgrounds in Microsoft Teams meetings

How to add your own images and use them as backgrounds in Microsoft Teams meetings

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Summary by Nerdschalk com • Kevin Stratvert on Youtube • Published 5 years ago

Microsoft Teams doesn’t officially support third-party custom backgrounds yet. The initial release comes with around 20 different backgrounds, which should be enough for most users. But if you know us, we can’t be satisfied with that, right? After all, we’ve already listed some really cool backgrounds for Zoom that we want to try out on MS Teams as well.

How to Add a Custom Virtual Background in Microsoft Teams

Well, not officially. If you want to add a favorite photo, background, or camera shot to Microsoft Teams, there is a workaround you can use to do so. Make sure you have the favorited images saved in any folder on your PC, so you can easily copy them to the desired folder. Follow our guide below to get started.

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Please note: This workaround only works with the Microsoft Teams Windows desktop client for now. And it should already have the Background Effects menu that lets you set custom backgrounds in Microsoft Teams meetings. For most users, it's still not available.