Getting a great Zoom background is easy enough if you’re okay with cheating. Click the virtual beach scene or galaxy view in your preferences menu and, voila, nobody sees the giant hole your dog ...

If you haven't swapped out your Zoom background before, you'll first need to make sure you have at least Zoom version 4.6.0 on your laptop or desktop or you've got at least an iPhone 8 or a fifth ...

Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams offer ways to use virtual backgrounds for extra privacy or simply a change of scenery. An alternative is to blur the background completely. Here's how.

All three sites let you search for whatever you like, download it for free, and upload it on Zoom. Most importantly, make sure whatever background you choose isn’t distracting.

And while Zoom has a decent collection of built-in backgrounds, I found myself longing for something a bit more exciting, bold, unique, and/or interesting. Which led me to the following sites. . . .

Call into your next Zoom meeting with this view of the sun rising over the earth with this Pixabay background. If you’re an early riser or have a morning meeting, this will be sure to signal to ...

The six backgrounds selected for the study were categorized as: home (living room), blurred home, bookcase, plants, blank wall and novelty – in this case a walrus in front of an iceberg.

Choose “virtual background” and click the plus to “choose virtual background.” From there, upload an image and click on it to apply to your next Zoom call (here’s a video demonstration).

There are no size limitations on background images, but Zoom recommends aligning image size with your camera's aspect ratio. If you're unsure, you can't go wrong with a 1280 by 720 pixel image.

How to blur background on Zoom Enable the setting before a meeting: Open the Zoom desktop application and sign in. Click on your profile picture at your top-right corner. Select Settings ...