Digital images to liven up your Zoom or Microsoft Teams meetings A selection of images from the University of Edinburgh collections, digitised by the Digital Imaging Unit at the Main Library.More information about the collections - Centre for Research Collections webpages.These images are freely available to use under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY). We hope you enjoy them! Collections Meeting backgrounds from the Collection Historic photographs Historic photographs that can be used as meeting backgrounds. St Cecilia's Hall St Cecilia's Hall images which can be used as meeting backgrounds. University Buildings and Interiors Images University buildings and interiors that can be used as meeting backgrounds. ECA Photographs ECA photographs which can be used as meeting backgrounds. Guidance on usage of background images in remote collaboration tools Microsoft Teams Windows PC Download the background of your preference to your computer. In File Explorer, paste the following text: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Teams\Backgrounds\Uploads Copy the background you downloaded to the folder that comes up. Mac OS Download the background of your preference to your computer. In Finder, locate the “Go“ dropdown menu at the top desktop bar and open “Go to folder...“. Then paste in the following text: ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/Backgrounds/Uploads Copy the background you downloaded to the folder that opens up. Zoom Download the background of your preference to your computer. Open the Zoom application and enter “Settings” (Windows PC) or "Preferences" (Mac OS). Find the section “Virtual Background”, click the + (plus) icon, find and select your favourite background stored on your computer to add to the list This article was published on 2024-08-21
