There, you can pick between Zoom's built-in backgrounds, or choose your own.

Now that you've set that up, it is time to put your virtual background to work for your next Zoom meeting! Assuming you're already signed in to your account, perform these steps in order:Ĭlick on your profile picture in the upper right corner.Ĭlick the Backgrounds & Filters option. Read Also: Video Meetings: Some People Love Seeing Their Reflection During Zoom, Google Calls, Study Claims Verify the change by clicking Turn On if a verification box shows up.

If it is disabled, enable it by clicking the toggle. There, see if the Virtual Background option is enabled or disabled. Go to the Virtual Background option within the Meeting tab. Go to Account Management > Account Settings > Meeting. Sign in to your account as an administrator (if you own the account, this will be far simpler. Once you've figured out your setup, you'll need to make sure that virtual backgrounds are enabled in your account. The feature, set for release in October 2021, could greatly help liven up online conferences, presentations, or even music concerts and tuitions.If you want to use Zoom's built-in virtual backgrounds, you'll need to use a solid color background, preferably a green one (aka a green screen). Google Meet (opens in new tab) followed suit soon after, with background images introduced to the platform in October 2020, and video options following soon after.Īlongside the news of new backgrounds, Microsoft also revealed that users in a Teams meeting on web will soon be able to share audio while screen sharing (opens in new tab). Zoom (opens in new tab) was among the first to bring the feature to users across the world, with its filters and virtual backgrounds helping to brighten up the blight of video quizzes and catch-ups during the pandemic. The news sees Microsoft Teams finally catch up with several of its big video call rivals, many of which have offered blurred and virtual backgrounds for some time. However the roadmap entry did note that, 'Blurring or replacing your background might not prevent sensitive information from being visible to other people in the call or meeting.' It's not known if Microsoft will be providing default image options for users to have as their backgrounds, or if there are any restrictions on the type of images that can be used.

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