How to make branded virtual background for Microsoft Teams using PowerPoint

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to create your very own custom branded virtual background for Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, or Zoom using Microsoft PowerPoint. With a branded background, show your organization or company logo while you present.

0:00 Introduction
2:08 Create background in PowerPoint
2:55 Using Stock images
4:20 Using PowerPoint Designer to create beautiful background
5:25 Saving the background
7:33 Flipping background image for Teams
8:20 Saving flipped background
8:44 Adding custom background into Teams
9:29 Wrap up

[malcolm.john.thompson]

Image always looks reversed to you however is right for everyone else. If you flip it then everyone else will see it in reverse.

[NipaAkter-uu]

I will be in a zoom meeting with lots of people, from other companies, later this week. So I've now made myself a lovely custom background with my company logo, my name and job title on a background picture showing the inside of our main building. It's going to look way more professional than any part of my house. Thanks Kevin.

[APimpNamedSlickback]

I know this video is older but I just wanted to say it has helped me a ton, thank you!

[TylerStanczak]

I love that you used a cookie for the example. I feel like I always end up using delicious foods in my examples too because I record when I am hungry. On a side note I love this example. I actually didn’t even know that you could change the background. Thanks for the helpful tutorial Kevin! 😊

[greghyatt]

Kevin this absolutely rocks! I have been tinkering with the Idea of buying green screen backdrop, now I may not have to make that investment! Super stoked!

[tatapanawasebi]

WOW... I want it and my colleagues in the UK knows how to make it but they said it is very difficult. This video comes on time and thank you so very much!

[travelwell]

I will be in a zoom meeting with lots of people, from other companies, later this week. So I've now made myself a lovely custom background with my company logo, my name and job title on a background picture showing the inside of our main building. It's going to look way more professional than any part of my house. Thanks Kevin.

Edit: Had the zoom meeting yesterday. Zoom asks if you have a greenscreen. I don't so I sat in front of a plain cream wall. My jumper was pale pink with darker pink arms. So everyone saw me as a floating head with detached arms. I loved it! But an hour and a half was far too long to be sitting there. I had to get up and move around.

[chawkisalhi]

@Kevin Stratvert, you don't need to flip the image ! While it appears reversed for you, it'll appear properly for the others. Go ahead and test it by recording yourself in the Teams meeting.

[Betty-wqc]

Dude, I've watched your Excel videos and didn't expect to see you when searching for Teams background info - so glad you are teaching this though! Go go go Kevins Cookie Company!

[MadKumaBill]

Hello to all! I am going to try it today at the office, for my meetings! Thanks for the tutorial!

[danemmerich]

Subscribed so fast! You are very good a getting the right info across to US so we learn quickly!!

[billj]

I hope your cookie company makes it!! It's a good time to get into cookies because most companies seem to track them nowadays :). Thank you @Kevin!

[kanthinavarathna]

Thank you very much ♥️ um from srilanka 🇱🇰

[abirpanchwagh]

Dude tomorrow I am gonna try this in my school and impress teachers and friends very nice video

[robertgorton]

Kevin, very informative video. Thanks very much for making it!! In response to an earlier video this week about you leaving Microsoft. While we are living in uncertain times right now.I feel you will do very well going out on your own.Your very intelligent and skilled and motivated. You will do very well.

[TheKarenjh]

This is great. Don’t understand the extra step of inserting the image onto the PPt instead of just flipping what was there, but I know you know your stuff so I’ll probably learn why when I get there. Thanks, Kevin.

[ravsingh]

A great tip and useful skill. Thanks Kevin 👍🏼

[sachin]

Thanks Kevin! I have been looking for this for quite sometime. 👍

[MrsMoss-sbin]

Great job as always Kevin. Which PowerPoint version is this?

[CryptoCeej]

Nice work thanks for sharing!! New Sub