Zoom - Virtual Background

Overview

This article describes how to enable, manage and change virtual backgrounds.

Procedures

Background image

• There are no size restrictions when adding your own virtual backgrounds, but we recommend cropping the image to match the aspect ratio of your camera before uploading it.
  Example: If your camera is set to 16:9, an image of 1280 by 720 pixels or 1920 by 1080 pixels would work well.
• If you're not sure about your camera aspect ratio, use a background image with a minimum resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels.
• Use these sources for royalty-free images: Pexels, Unsplash, Pixabay.

Enable and Manage Virtual Background

1. Sign-in to the Zoom web portable.
2. Click Settings.
   
   [In the navigation bar, Settings is highlighted.]
3. Scroll down to Virtual background, click on the toggle button.
   [In the Settings window, under the section Virtual background, the toggle button is highlighted.]
4. Click Manage virtual background.
5. Image Virtual Background pop-up displays.
6. Drag and drop files or click Choose Files.
7. Select your desired image.
8. Click Done.

Change Virtual Background in a Zoom Room

1. Join a meeting.
2. Click the caret (^) button next to the Stop Video.
   
   [On the menu bar, the caret button is highlighted.]
3. Click Choose Virtual Background...
   
   [On the pop-up menu, Choose Virtual Background... is highlighted.]
   
4. Select desired image.
   [In the Settings window, under the Virtual Background section, the desired image is highlighted.]
5. Download Smart Virtual Background Package? pop-up will display.
6. Click Download.

Last Reviewed: 16-Feb-2021