After Zoom took the lead in video conferencing solution for both masses and enterprises, Microsoft seems to have landed in a soup. The Redmond giant is in a hurry to implement many of the Zoom features into its Microsoft Teams app. After bringing a free tier to Teams, now the company has announced the background feature in Microsoft Teams, similar to virtual background in Zoom. We tested the feature and it worked sufficiently well. So in this article, we bring you a detailed guide on how to change your background in Microsoft Teams. Apart from that, we have also mentioned how to upload custom images as background in Microsoft Teams, even when the feature has not rolled out yet. So without losing any moment, let’s go through the article.
Similar to Zoom, you can now change the background in Microsoft Teams. However, it only supports images and the feature is limited to just Windows and macOS as of now. Apart from mobile apps, the feature is also not available on the web version of Microsoft Teams so keep that in mind. Now without further ado, let’s jump to the steps.
- Once the call is established, tap on the three-dot menu and open “Show background effects”.
During the announcement of the background feature, Microsoft stated that currently, you can only change the background from the preloaded images on the Teams app. The ability to upload your own images will be coming in the future. But what if I tell you that you can access the feature right now? Well, there is always a way out. Follow along.
- After that, hit enter and it will directly take you to Microsoft Teams’ “Upload” directory. Now, move the images to the “Upload” folder that you want as Microsoft Teams background.
