Setting up your Zoom Virtual Background

Enabling Virtual Background during a Meeting:

  1. In a Zoom meeting, click the ^ arrow right of the Start/Stop Video button
  2. Click Choose a Virtual Background
  3. You will see a few default backgrounds provided by Zoom
    • You can choose one of those by clicking on it, and it will automatically change your screen as well
  4. If you want to upload a custom photo to use as your background, click the + icon and add image
    • Choose the image you want to upload, it will appear as an option to select
  5. To delete unwanted photos, click the X on the top right corner

If prompted, click Download for the virtual background without a green screen package.

Change your virtual background (desktop application):

  1. Open the Zoom application and sign in
  2. Click the Settings icon (upper right)
  3. On the left menu, choose Virtual Background
  4. You will see a few default backgrounds provided by Zoom
    • You can choose one of those by clicking on it, and it will automatically change your screen as well
  5. If you want to upload a custom photo to use as your background, click the + icon and add image
    • Choose the image you want to upload, it will appear as an option to select
  6. To delete unwanted photos, click the X on the top right corner

If prompted, click Download for the virtual background without a green screen package. 

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