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Background images in Teams announcement no longer possible
Hi SvenJHH,
here are some information regarding your issue:Some users have reported that the option to add background images to announcement posts is missing, particularly in new Teams experiences.
it is mentioned that Microsoft might be planning to add a feature called "Designer" to create more powerful banners.
You can use Designer in Microsoft Teams (free) on Windows 11 to create announcement banners for community announcements. This feature allows you to add and customize images for your announcements.
To create a community announcement banner with Designer:
- Go to the community where you want to use Designer.
- Select "Announcement," and then click the "Background image Create with Designer" button in Teams.
- You'll have the option to add an image, generate an image, or explore ideas from existing images.
- After selecting an image, you can customize the size, text, and layout.
- When you're ready, select "Done" to add the image to your community announcement.
- You can then post your announcement to the community.
This suggests that while traditional background images in announcements may be missing, the use of Designer within Microsoft Teams provides an alternative for creating visually appealing announcement banners.
Background Images within Announcement posts - Microsoft Community Hub
Create a community announcement banner with Designer in Microsoft Teams (free) - Microsoft SupportPlease click Mark as Best Response & Like if my post helped you to solve your issue.
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Kindest regards,
Leon Pavesic
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Hi SvenJHH,
here are some information regarding your issue:
Some users have reported that the option to add background images to announcement posts is missing, particularly in new Teams experiences.
it is mentioned that Microsoft might be planning to add a feature called "Designer" to create more powerful banners.
You can use Designer in Microsoft Teams (free) on Windows 11 to create announcement banners for community announcements. This feature allows you to add and customize images for your announcements.
To create a community announcement banner with Designer:
- Go to the community where you want to use Designer.
- Select "Announcement," and then click the "Background image Create with Designer" button in Teams.
- You'll have the option to add an image, generate an image, or explore ideas from existing images.
- After selecting an image, you can customize the size, text, and layout.
- When you're ready, select "Done" to add the image to your community announcement.
- You can then post your announcement to the community.
This suggests that while traditional background images in announcements may be missing, the use of Designer within Microsoft Teams provides an alternative for creating visually appealing announcement banners.
Background Images within Announcement posts - Microsoft Community Hub
Create a community announcement banner with Designer in Microsoft Teams (free) - Microsoft Support
Please click Mark as Best Response & Like if my post helped you to solve your issue.
This will help others to find the correct solution easily. It also closes the item.
If the post was useful in other ways, please consider giving it Like.
Kindest regards,
Leon Pavesic
(LinkedIn)
LeonPavesic your solution only works for Teams Free version for individual users - basically the home version of Teams. It doesn't work if you are in a commercial tenant or an educational tenant or a government tenant. To get this functionality in those work environments, you have to have a Teams Premium license.
LeonPavesic according to https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC687791
This release of Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. No ETA for other regions outside of US yet.
- It doesn't work, it's really incredible that this feature was removed
LeonPavesic
I assume the Designer features you mentioned are part of the "Try the new Teams" options. That slider is greyed out for us due to 'org policy'. Now I am unable to use a simple branded gradient for my internal release notes. I'm very disheartened.- There is no designer option
LeonPavesic, I appreciate your response. However, 1) this sounds very complicated and 2) I am not seeing any "Background image Create with Designer" button in the new Teams. You know the old saying, if it ain't broke... I wish new features didn't come at the expense of old ones simply disappearing... If you could point out where this Designer feature is supposed to be located, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
