Have you seen other industry professionals using unique virtual backgrounds during meetings and wondered how to get your own? In this video, we will provide a step by step guide on how to upload and use your own custom virtual backgrounds on Google Meet.  

Step 1: Begin by logging into your Google Account and opening Google Meet. 

Step 2: Select “New Meeting” – “Start an Instant Meeting” to open a practice meeting room in which to set your background. Once the meeting room opens, you will see yourself with your current background. 

Step 3: Move your cursor to the bottom of the screen where you can see the camera icon and click the small arrow to the left of the camera to open “camera options.” 

The first section in the menu of camera options allows you to select which camera Google Meet uses. Directly next to this is a photo icon. When you hover over the icon, the label “Apply Visual Effects” will appear. 

Step 4: Click the Visual Effects Icon to open its menu. The Effects menu offers a variety of options including filters, appearance/lighting options, and backgrounds. For this task, we will stay within the “Backgrounds” option. 

Here, you will see some preset virtual background options provided by Google Meet. You can also select the “Blur” feature, which blurs your background. To remove a virtual background or blur feature, simply re-click the background option currently selected and the camera will revert back to your original background. 

Step 5: Next to the blurred background options, there is another image icon with a plus sign. Click this image icon in order to select the photos from your computer to upload into Google Meet. 

Once you have selected your desired background image, click “Open” and the image will now appear in the background options next to the blur features. The image will also automatically apply itself. 

Step 6: Now all you have to do is exit the settings menu. Your custom virtual background is set and will automatically appear in all new meetings. 

At any point, you can return to the Settings Menu to change or update your virtual backgrounds as you see fit.

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