University Teams Backgrounds

University Computers

To change your Teams background on University computers

  • Open a Teams meting - but before joining click 'Background filters' Illustrative image
  • Choose a background image from the list Illustrative image
  • Your selected image should now be shown in the preview window Illustrative image
  • Join your meeting

If you don't see any of the University corporate Teams backgrounds, please try the method below for personal computers.

Personal Computers

Follow these instructions if you are using your own personal computer, or if the corporate Teams backgrounds are not appearing on your University computer.

  • Go to Marketing's MS Teams Backgrounds page on the Staff Intranet
  • Switch the view to 'Tiles' Illustrative image
  • Navigate the folders to find an image you like
  • Tick the image and press 'Download' Illustrative image which saves the image to your computer
  • Open a Teams meting - but before joining click 'Background filters' Illustrative image
  • Click 'Add new' Illustrative image
  • Choose the image that you saved on your computer and click 'Open' Illustrative image
  • Your background image should now be loaded
  • Join your meeting