background filter

Question

Where do I go to set up a background filter for my teams account

Answer 1

Hi Bob,

I hope you're having a nice day.

You can set up a background filter (background effects) in Microsoft Teams either before joining a meeting or during a meeting. Microsoft refers to this feature as Background effects or Video effects.

Before joining a meeting:

• Open Microsoft Teams and select Join for your meeting.
• On the pre-join screen, turn on your camera.
• Select Effects and avatars (or Background filters, depending on your Teams version).
• Choose Blur to blur your background, or select one of the available background images.
• Join the meeting.

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During a meeting:

• Select More actions (...) in the meeting controls.
• Choose Video effects and settings.

• Select Video effects.
• Choose Blur or another background image, then select Apply.

I hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to reach out in this thread if you need further assistance.

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