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How To Change Your Zoom Background?

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Admin  |  2020-05-08

How to Set Up a Custom Zoom Background 🧑‍💻

Looking to up your Zoom meeting game? A custom virtual background is a great place to start. Here's how to do it.

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Download backgrounds. You can find great, free-to-use images online or download a starter pack from a source like this link.
  2. Step 2: Open Zoom settings. In the Zoom app, click your profile picture (usually in the top right corner), then select "Settings" from the dropdown menu.
  3. Step 3: Add your virtual background. In the Settings window, navigate to the "Backgrounds & Filters" tab. Click the small `+` icon to add the images you downloaded.

Important: For the background to look right, make sure you **uncheck** the "Mirror my video" option.

Zoom setting to uncheck 'Mirror my video'

You can upload any image you like to serve as your background. Just click the "+" button and select "Add Image".

Zoom settings showing the upload button for virtual backgrounds

Now you can get creative and explore all the possibilities for your video conferences!

Example of a creative Zoom virtual background