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title: "MS Teams - Change Your Background"
slug: "ms-teams-change-your-background"
tags: ["calltower", "public"]
updated: 2026-07-27T12:54:35Z
published: 2026-07-27T12:54:35Z
canonical: "learn.calltower.com/ms-teams-change-your-background"
stale: true
---

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# MS Teams - Change Your Background

## Goal:

Provide instruction on how to blur your background in a Teams meeting.

## Change your background

Want to change or conceal what is behind you in a meeting? Teams enables you to add effects and hide your background

> [!NOTE]
> Note:
> 
> Background blurring might not prevent sensitive information from being visible to other meeting participants.

#### Before the Meeting

To start a meeting with background blur, turn on the camera before you join and select "Effects and Avatars". This will open a menu and give you several options to hide your background and modify your picture.

![clipboard_e9426b88c979a03abc3f6086938f0e4d0.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4662144b-ab1f-4796-8b7b-e9f9c609894f/Images/Documentation/clipboard_e9426b88c979a03abc3f6086938f0e4d0.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-04T19%3A22%3A24Z&se=2026-11-04T20%3A22%3A24Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=MoiFIFGoNmpJ21pYDx4FZ1TaReVyGO3jtKB6y28dmfQ%3D)

#### During a Meeting

To turn on a background during a meeting, click the drop-down next to the Camera icon (option 1) or select "More" and then "Video effects and settings" (option 2)

Option 1

![clipboard_ec52cac997bd6c10577f04ec61d6cf9da.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4662144b-ab1f-4796-8b7b-e9f9c609894f/Images/Documentation/clipboard_ec52cac997bd6c10577f04ec61d6cf9da.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-04T19%3A22%3A24Z&se=2026-11-04T20%3A22%3A24Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=MoiFIFGoNmpJ21pYDx4FZ1TaReVyGO3jtKB6y28dmfQ%3D)

Option 2

![clipboard_e5b18a9f114ef2ac8dabd1a448f5d289b.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/4662144b-ab1f-4796-8b7b-e9f9c609894f/Images/Documentation/clipboard_e5b18a9f114ef2ac8dabd1a448f5d289b.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-04T19%3A22%3A24Z&se=2026-11-04T20%3A22%3A24Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=MoiFIFGoNmpJ21pYDx4FZ1TaReVyGO3jtKB6y28dmfQ%3D)

## For more information, click on the link below:

[Blur your background in a Teams meeting](https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Blur-your-background-in-a-Teams-meeting-f77a2381-443a-499d-825e-509a140f4780)