Microsoft Teams is one of the most popular communication and collaboration platforms in the world, especially in business and education. With Teams, users can hold virtual meetings with video and audio, share documents, chat, and more. One of the most fun and creative features of Teams is the ability to change the meeting background to a custom image or a blur effect. This allows us to appear more professional, avoid distractions, or simply express one’s personality or mood.
What are animated backgrounds in Teams?
However, Microsoft is not content with offering static backgrounds for Teams meetings, but is working on a new feature that will allow you to use Animated wallpapers. According to a report from MSPowerUser, the company has published this feature in the Microsoft 365 roadmap. The goal is to create animated backgrounds that adapt to the movement and lighting of the user, and that are realistic and attractive.
Teams animated backgrounds would be a way to improve the virtual meeting experience, making them more dynamic and interactive. In addition, they could serve to convey a message, an emotion or a corporate identity. For example, an animated background with the company logo, with a relaxing landscape or with a fun scene could be used.
Meanwhile, to change the background of a Teams meeting, both before and during it, you just have to follow a few simple steps:
- Open the meeting control center and select More actions > Apply background effects.
- Choose between Blur to blur the background, or select an image among those available or upload your own.
- Select Preview to see how your chosen background will look before applying it, and then select Apply.