How to Use Microsoft Teams Portrait Blur

Activate subtle blur that still does the job

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Published onFebruary 16, 2024

published onFebruary 16, 2024

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If you want to attend a Microsoft Teams meeting but your background is unsightly, you’ll be happy to know that the portrait blur feature can come to your rescue.

How do I activate the Microsoft Teams portrait blur feature?

Desktop app

Phone app

Web app

Ensure you’re using the most recent version of Microsoft Teams to enable and use the portrait blur. For web users, ensure your browser is up-to-date.

Although the portrait blur is almost similar to the standard blur option, if you look closely you’ll notice some slight differences. For instance, the portrait option puts more focus on the subject to get clearer and sharper images.

This way, you’ll be more in focus. The strength of the blur is also softer on the background with details not totally blurred out. With Microsoft Teams, it’s not just about obscuring your background. You can do so much more with ananimated background.

You can alsocreate a custom Teams backgroundif you don’t like pre-defined backgrounds. And to keep things fresh, you can also switch according to holidays and we have just the rightMicrosoft Teams Halloween backgroundsto get you in the mood.

That’s all we had on the portrait blur in Microsoft Teams. Now that you know the difference between the two levels, which one do you prefer? Standard or portrait? Let us know in the comment section below.

How to Use Microsoft Teams Portrait Blur#

How do I activate the Microsoft Teams portrait blur feature?#

How to Use Microsoft Teams Portrait Blur

How do I activate the Microsoft Teams portrait blur feature?