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Teams - Change your background during a video call Tutorial

Change your background during a video call. The tutorial shows how to use Microsoft Teams before joining a meeting, with a video preview and camera/mic checks. It covers the backgrounds options: none, blur, and virtual images, plus a filters section for visual effects. It explains how to open the full video effects window, apply backgrounds or filters, and confirms you can adjust these settings during a call via the camera options.

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the background during a video call in Microsoft Teams.

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Before you join a meeting,

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Teams displays a preparation screen.

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This screen allows you to check the camera,

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microphone,

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sound,

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but also adjust the appearance of your video before entering the meeting.

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To get started,

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make sure the camera is turned on.

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The video preview will then be displayed on the left side of the screen.

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Below this area

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you will find several options related to the camera,

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click effects and avatars to view the available video settings.

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A panel opens below the preview.

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In the video effects tab,

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Teams offers several possibilities.

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The first area is backgrounds.

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You can keep the current background with the none option,

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apply standard blur to hide your surroundings,

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or choose a virtual setting from the backgrounds provided.

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For example,

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if you click standard blur,

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the actual background becomes blurred

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while your face remains visible.

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This option is useful when you wanna keep

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looking professional without displaying your room or desk.

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You can also select a virtual background.

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In this case,

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Teams replaces the real environment with an image

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such as a landscape or a professional setting.

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The preview allows you to check the

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result immediately before entering the meeting.

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Below the backgrounds,

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Teams also displays a filter section.

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These filters allow you to add additional visual effects to your video.

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Some filters may require permission.

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If a permission window appears,

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you can check the acceptance,

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then click add to enable these effects.

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Once the filter is available,

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select the filter you want to use

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again,

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the video preview allows you to check the rendering.

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The goal is to understand the difference between

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a background that changes what's behind you.

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And a filter that instead adds a visual effect to your image

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if you want more choices,

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click more video effects.

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A more complete window opens with several categories

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backgrounds,

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filters,

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brushes,

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and effects.

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You can choose an effect,

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preview it,

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and then click apply to use it.

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Once in the meeting,

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it is still possible to change these settings.

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In the top bar,

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click the small arrow next to camera.

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A quick panel opens with the most common background options

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such as none,

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standard blur,

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or recent backgrounds.

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If you need more adjustments,

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click here.

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You will then find the full settings and video effects window.

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You can change the background,

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choose a filter,

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preview the result,

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and then click apply.

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So remember that Teams allows you to change your background

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before joining a meeting

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but also during the call

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it is a useful feature

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to protect your personal environment,

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improve your visual presentation,

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and adapt your image to the professional context.

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