Video conferencing is normally referred as meeting in Teams. In a meeting you can have 300 people chat, call in and use video. Up to 49 simultaneous video windows can be seen at one time.


Turn your video on or off


Before a meeting

To turn on your video before a meeting, just select Turn camera on Video call button  right before you join.


Switch to turn camera on


During a meeting

You may want to turn your video on or off over the course of a meeting—if you'd prefer people only see you while you're talking, for example. Go to the meeting controls anytime during the meeting and tap Turn camera on Video call button .


Button to turn camera on in meeting controls

 

Change your video background

If you want to change what appears behind you in your video, you can either blur your background, or replace it entirely with one of the images provided.


When you're setting up your audio and video before a meeting, choose Background effects Background settings (right next to the mic switch). You'll see your background options on the right.


Notes: 

  • If you don't see the option to turn on background effects, the feature might not be available on your device yet.
  • Background effects are only available for scheduled meetings.