When you are in a Teams video call, and you prefer to keep your surroundings private, you can enable background filters. This lets you choose the background that appears to others in your call; it will still show your face, but your background will be what you select. 

Enable background filter before a call

1. In the Calendar, click on the Teams meeting, then in the options, click Join.
   
    
    
2. In the Choose your video and audio options window, toggle the camera button to on.
   
    
    
3. The Background filters button will now be accessible. Click on Background Filters.
   
    
    
4. A Background settings side panel will open. Select a background of your choosing.
5. Click on Join now to join the meeting with the selected background. 

 

Enable background filter during a call

1. To enable background effects during a call, click on the More (three dot icon) menu and select Apply background effects.
   
    
    
2. You will see several backgrounds to choose from. Select the background of your choice by clicking on it. When you are ready to apply it, click Apply. If your video is not on yet, click Apply and turn on video.
   
   • Note: Others won't see your video while you preview backgrounds.
     

      

      

Your background will be applied. Please note that this feature is only available to Teams desktop users and that computers must meet certain graphics requirements.