As Steve Goodman at Practical 365 writes:īackgrounds are downloaded by the Teams client and stored within the %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Teams\Backgrounds folder, and within this is a folder named Uploads. However, I’ve seen a little hack pop up that supposedly allows you to add your own backgrounds-whatever you want!-to use in Microsoft Teams.
Thrilling, isn’t it? How to add your own custom backgrounds to Microsoft TeamsĪgain, I don’t have access to this feature, so I can’t verify these steps myself. Pick one of the pre-populated backgrounds and you’ll be whisked away to a new land for your meeting. If you do have access, you’ll see a context menu that looks a little something like this:Ĭlick on the option to “Show background effects,” and you’ll see a sidebar that looks something like this: Since I don’t have access to custom backgrounds just yet, all I can do is blur my background (a helpful feature in itself): To find it, simply launch a video chat-it can even be a solo call with yourself-and tap on the triple-dot icon to pull up your advanced settings.
I don’t know when you’ll get it, but Microsoft hasn’t buried this one in a settings menu, so it’ll be easy to check during your weekly video check-ins with your team. Since it’s rolling out, there’s a good chance that you might not have access to the feature just yet. You’ll now have the power to pretend you’re on a beach, in some faraway city, on the moon, or sitting in front of your favourite meme when you’re on a video call-yes, custom backgrounds are rolling out, and it’s a silly feature that all videoconferencing apps should have. Microsoft’s big office communication app, Microsoft Teams, is getting a fun new feature that makes it just as wacky as Zoom.
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