You can easily blur your background or replace it with a custom image while in a Microsoft Teams meeting using the video effects options. This helps maintain privacy and a professional look by obscuring what's behind you.
Steps to Blur Your Background During a Teams Meeting
To blur your background once you have joined a meeting, follow these simple steps:
- Join a Meeting: First, ensure you are connected to a Microsoft Teams meeting.
- Access Controls: In your meeting controls toolbar, locate and select More actions.
- Open Video Settings: From the menu that appears, select Video effects and settings.
- Choose Blur: In the Video settings panel that opens, select Video settings. Here, you will see options for your background. Select Blur to blur your current background. Note: You can also select from a list of Teams backgrounds here.
- Preview (Optional): To see how the blurred background looks before applying it, select Preview.
- Apply Effect: Once satisfied with the preview, select Apply to use the blurred background during the meeting.
Applying a background effect like blurring can help minimize distractions and keep the focus on you during your video calls.
Quick Guide Table
| Step | Action | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Join a Teams meeting | Ensure you are in the call. |
| 2 | Select More actions | Found in meeting controls. |
| 3 | Choose Video effects and settings | Opens the background options panel. |
| 4 | Select Video settings, then Blur | Applies the blur effect. |
| 5 | Preview (Optional) | See the effect before applying. |
| 6 | Select Apply | Confirms and uses the blurred background. |
This process allows you to quickly adjust your video appearance during any Teams meeting.
