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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 capability was promised, but it looks as if Microsoft knows they need to some work on admin framework before they allow people to upload their own images.
https://office365itpros.com/2020/04/06/teams-meeting-background-image/
Yep. https://office365itpros.com/2020/04/06/teams-meeting-background-image/ was updated once the information started floating around the net to tell people about how to upload their custom images for PC and Mac. Note that this is unsupported by Microsoft (but the custom images work).
You can upload your own pictures... TonyRedmond
It might not be so easy for any user -but just open appdata folder and upload picture(s) to%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Teams\Backgrounds\Upload
Yep. https://office365itpros.com/2020/04/06/teams-meeting-background-image/ was updated once the information started floating around the net to tell people about how to upload their custom images for PC and Mac. Note that this is unsupported by Microsoft (but the custom images work).
TonyRedmond what are the best dimensions for custom background?
Sava_Jeremic PERFECTLY worked for me, thanks a lot!
The folder is named "Uplaods" (with an s) for me though.
Best, Tim
Sava_Jeremicsorry i don't understand where/how to find that folder, i'm using windows 10 can you help please?
- Go to any search bar and add %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Teams\Backgrounds
And you’ll find the uploads folder
I have created and attached a quick PDF Guide for both Windows and Mac that includes all the feedback from this thread.
CliveHornsbymany thanks for this, have found no problem with a small number of additional backgrounds but it gets grumpy if you try too many! One small issue is that the images uploaded are as advised 1920 x 1080 but display larger than the window so the image edges are hidden off the screen, are you aware of any way of controlling the image to window size? It makes a corporate background a little tricky to engineer when there is no edge to work to.
A small but useful feature is having a video call with yourself to check output that your contacts will see - Calendar>Meet Now allows this
TIA
Duncan
CliveHornsby Good job, Clive! The only suggestion I'd offer is to include that different resolutions and image formats can be used - subject to the comment from duncan3 about screen real estate and number of images.
May I use this at one of my clients?
I'm writing a pile of Tips of the Day, incorporating their information architecture and common work practices being put into place. I'm happy to share those resources. with anyone interested I've done about 25 of them so far.
Lanceter Many companies are posting their own version of background images or advice. Here's the one posted by IKEA, a major Teams customer.
There's also the Star Wars backgrounds... For details, see https://office365itpros.com/2020/04/06/teams-meeting-background-image/
It will be great when they do. Then you could have some custom branding representing you.TonyRedmond
Thank you,TonyRedmond great Tip, I will share this info with my colleagues.
Stay Safe!
wsantos Thanks. That link has been in my post for about five days. I keep that post updated as people raise questions.
I was able to upload an image. I cannot see how to bring it up in Background Settings. Only the stock images. What am I missing? Thx
TonyRedmond I need some help. I don't have any of the files listed on this thread.
Im using a Windows 10..
MochaFrappuccino Sorry. I don't do support. You can contact Microsoft for help.
I wrote this comment to you elsewhere. Still can't figure out how the background images are ordered.
-Bah
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Right. So here's an example of how this product is rather half baked. This is just one issue- but it is a good, simple stand-in for how the product is not finished.
What order are the pictures displayed in, when you go to Background Settings? Ordered by date? Size? Filename? I can't figure it out. I shouldn't have to. But along with the inability to pin an entire team, only a channel and other navigation oddities; the way in which there's only one Teams window; the way in which searching for content in teams isn't even a joke- it just doesn't work....
This "who knows what order they are in" is one simple example of many of this this product has just been released to the public and promoted and pushed and- it's half baked.
Bah.AFAIK the images are sorted alphabetically in two sections: the first are the set of default images from the Teams content delivery network, the second are your custom files. Please take a chill pill. When you use a default image, it is downloaded from the CDN and stored in the Backgrounds folder.
I appreciate you telling me to take a chill pill and not 'turn the keys' so much in my post. I just find that Msft tools are rather half-baked, and I'm the taste tester. The advertising showing all the happy users doesn't show one bit of functionality that actually shows how it's better than... What? Slack? AOL AIM? 😐
Thanks for figuring out the order of the images- I didn't think it would separate them into 'built in backgrounds' and 'ones in the folder'. I'll check it out.
