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Hiding a Mess on Your Zoom Video (Having Fun) with Virtual Background

Zoom Virtual Background

Whether you got a mess on your background, want to change thing up a bit, or want the focus to be on you, here is your chance to do something about it. Zoom has the virtual background feature that will allow you to virtually change your background (hide your mess) to whatever you prefer with a few clicks.

From this…Video with Standard BackgroundWith a “Mess”

To this…Video with Virtual BackgroundVirtual Background WITHOUT a “Mess”

PHS and CoM Zoom Virtual Background

Credit: Tracy Cox

The backgrounds feature PHS tagline, the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, as well as the Nittany Lion.

* To download the backgrounds, right-click on the image and select save image as.

Additional Penn State Health and College of Medicine-themed Zoom backgrounds are also now available for faculty, staff and students. Download the backgrounds here.

* To ensure backgrounds display properly, you must uncheck the “mirror my video” option. See the Zoom Help Center for usage instructions for more information.

 

PSU Spirit Zoom Virtual Background

Credit: Strategic Communications University Marketing

The backgrounds feature PSU tagline, the Nittany Lion, as well as iconic Penn State imagery from each campus location. Use the button below to download these backgrounds.

PSU Zoom Virtual Background

* To ensure backgrounds display properly, you must uncheck the “mirror my video” option. See the Zoom Help Center for usage instructions for more information.

 


Changing Virtual Background during the Meeting

 

1. While in your Zoom meeting, click the ^ arrow on the left of the video icon

2. Click Choose a virtual background
Video Settings

3. Choose or upload a virtual background that you want to use
Choose virtual background

4. Make sure Mirror my video option is UNCHECKED

 

5. Now you have your new virtual background on your video.

 


Interested in learning more about this topic, please contact to Chulapol Thanomsing (czt128@psu.edu) or use the Book an Appointment button on the right.

 

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