Want to get out of your home office for a moment? With a custom background in Microsoft Teams you can join a meeting from a glacier lake, a street in Japan or under the northern lights. Here is a selection of free travel, nature and office backgrounds, and how to set them.
How to set a background
- Right-click an image below and choose Save image as.
- In the new Teams, open the pre-join screen of a meeting, or during the meeting select the arrow next to Camera.
- Choose Video effects and settings (the exact name can vary, for example Effects and avatars).
- Under Backgrounds, select Add new and pick your image.
- Select the background and choose Apply.
A landscape image of about 1920 × 1080 pixels works best. The images on this page are resized; for a sharper version, look up the photo on the original photo site. Note that an admin can turn off custom backgrounds, and with Teams Premium your organization can also provide official backgrounds. More in set a custom background in Teams.
Our selection
Tips
- Pick a calm photo: the busier the background, the more you blend into it.
- For customer calls, use Blur or a background from your organization.
- Don't use images from movies, series or brands: they are protected by copyright.
Also see US cities as Teams backgrounds.
Nederlandstalige versie: Gratis Microsoft Teams-achtergronden: reizen, natuur en kantoor
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