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TonyRedmond
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Apr 06, 2020
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Custom Background Images for Teams Meetings

  Teams allows you to use a set of images selected by Microsoft as the background for meetings. It’s a nice feature, even if it lacks the ability to upload and use a custom image of your own. This ...
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TonyRedmond
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Apr 16, 2020

jenncarneiro  Have you tried after joining a meeting and selecting the background effects option? This causes the folder to be created...

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jenncarneiro
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Apr 16, 2020

TonyRedmond  - Thank you. I had only used that feature on my mac so far.
I have now done it on windows and found the folder 🙂

One of the files is called fluentspaces3.png which i used the same image as a background on mac.

I searched this filename on mac and had no results.

 

Does anyone know the folder location on macOS Mojave? The location listed in the linked article does not exist for me unfortunately.

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    Kevin-M
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    Apr 22, 2020

    The location on the Mac:

     

    ~/Library/Application Support/Teams/Backgrounds/Uploads

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      Kevin-M
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      Apr 22, 2020

      If you're having issues. Go to Finder and select "Go to folder" from the Go menu. Type in ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft since the teams/backgrounds/uploads may not have been created yet.

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        hsperry
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        Apr 22, 2020

        Kevin-M Hi  -  maybe I should put the computer back in the box as I have no clue where to find the Finder. Or I should just forget about it and wait for the update in May if there is one. Thanks and sorry that I may remedial in these tech issues

         

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    JoshNelson
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    Apr 16, 2020

    jenncarneiro I also don't have this feature. I don't think all versions of Teams has this feature yet. I am using the desktop app in Windows 10 Pro on Teams Version 1.3.00.4461 (64-bit). For those of you that it's working for can you tell me your version and how you got it? I go to update and it says I have the most current but I don't have the option to add a background.

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      RELMoore
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      Apr 22, 2020

      JoshNelson 

       

      I had the same thing happen but now it works - although saying that I can't remember if I was on the browser or the app on my laptop. 

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      jenncarneiro
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      Apr 17, 2020

      JoshNelson

       

      Hi - Thanks for the reply.

       

      I have the feature and am using it - just unable to determine where image files are stored on mac.

       

      If you have the latest update and aren't able to use the feature it's probably not rolled out to your tenant yet. They are slowly rolling things out. Yesterday I had more backgrounds available than the day before!

       

      If anyone knows where these images are stored on mac, all help is appreciated 🙂

       

      Thank you,

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        JoshNelson
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        Apr 17, 2020

        jenncarneiro okay great thanks - is my tenant determined by Microsoft or by our IT settings?

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      Gretz_AU
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      Apr 16, 2020

      JoshNelson 

      Hi,

       

      I am using  1.3.00.8663. Our company updates it automatically.  We only noticed this change in the last few days. Up to this week we were just blurring backgrounds. with working from home we are having daily team meetings so we are using Teams constantly!

       

      Keep safe people

       

      Greta

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        Yadwinder1130
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        Apr 17, 2020

        I still don't have it on the majority of devices. Though same user when logs into another machine gets it there. We are on 1.3.00.8663

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