How to add a background in Zoom | Scribe

    How to add a background in Zoom

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    • 11 steps |
    • 34 seconds

    Before a meeting

    1
    Open the Zoom desktop app
    2
    Click on the gear icon (Settings) in the top right, under your profile picture
    3
    Click on "Background & Effects"

    During a meeting

    4
    Click on the up arrow next to "Stop Video" (camera icon) ion the left
    5
    Click "Choose Virtual Background…"

    Once in Background & Effects

    6
    Click the Plus icon ("Add image or video" ) on the right, below the Zoom preview
    7
    Click "Add Image" or "Add video"
    8
    Select the image you want to add (or video if adding a video)\ (Photo: Natallia Nagorniak on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/green-and-white-round-fruits-YJnX-S4Ib5I?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash))
    9
    Follow the instructions on your screen to download the image (or video).
    10
    Click "Open" on Windows
    11
    Click "X" in the top right to close Settings