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
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Click the Plus icon ("Add image or video" ) on the right, below the Zoom preview
7
Click "Add Image" or "Add video"
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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).
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Click "Open" on Windows
11
Click "X" in the top right to close Settings
