How to put a virtual background in a zoom video call
Zoom has become one of the life-saving apps during the days of lockdown due to the coronavirus. Although the group video calling app was already known, this extraordinary situation led thousands of users to the use to telecommute or simply to stay in touch with loved ones.
Despite its questionable security practices, Zoom is one of the best options you can find right now for making group video calls, in fact we have already explained in depth how to use Zoom. In this article, we focus on one of its best features, that of change the background of a video call to give it the look you want: personal, fun, serious ...
How to Change the Background of a Zoom Video Call
There are many Zoom tips for mobile and PC you need to know. One of them is the one that takes you to be able to change the virtual background of a video call, a nice option when you find yourself in a place you don't want to show or just for give another appearance à your video calls.
To use this feature, you must first activate via your account settings. Step by step, we will explain how to do it.
1º- Enter the Zoom website And click " My account ", button located in the upper right corner.
2º- In the options menu on the left, click "Configuration".
3º- In the options menu that appears under Meeting, click "In meeting (Advanced)".
4th- Look for the option "Virtual background" and activate it by moving the button to the right.
Once the virtual background is activated from your account settings, you can replace the background of your video call with the image of your choice. To do this, you must have the desktop version of Zoom and follow these steps:
1º- Open the desktop version of Zoom and click on the gear button, located in the upper right corner, under your profile picture.
2th- The configuration window will open. In the options menu on the left, click Virtual background.
3º- As you can see, Zoom offers you 3 predetermined backgrounds for your video calls. Click on one of them to see what your image would look like in front of them. When you select it, it will be set as a background for your next video calls.
4th- Finally, you can also add your own images to set as background for Zoom video calls. To do this, click on the + button that appears above the default funds offered by the platform. By doing this, you will be able to search your computer's folders and add the images you want.
Zooming will not prevent you from doing this, but you must consider their appearance when standing in front of them. Once added to the gallery, select them to set them as the background for video calls.
You should know that you pouvez have change the virtual background of Zoom during a video call. To do this, click on the up arrow that appears to the right of "Stop Video". A small menu of options will appear in which you will have to select "Change virtual background". In this way, you will enter the “Virtual background” menu and you will be able to modify the image in the same way as we explained previously.
Background gallery for your Zoom video calls
The default backgrounds that Zoom gives you are fine for a one-time change, but you might want other images. For this, in addition to those that you can add from your computer, we will offer a small gallery with a wide variety of decorations that we have selected for you.
Go to New York, to the Friends lounge or to the beach during your Zoom video calls, you have the power to choose the background that other contacts with whom you have the meeting will see.
With this selection, we wanted to give you some possibilities, but also the idea that you can choose the background you like the most, you have no limit in doing it. You can choose mythical places among series and films, cities, other planets, or a professional course if it is a business meeting, the range of options is immense in Zoom.
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