Once the call has started, hover your pointer over the video icon or click on the three-dotted “More” menu.ģ. To add a custom background during your video call:ġ. Enable “Blur my background.” How to Create a Custom Skype Background? Note: It’s recommended that you save your custom image somewhere on your desktop and use the images in landscape orientation.Ģ.
For all the predefined image categories, select the three-dotted menu under “Choose background effect.”. Add a new image to customize your background effect. Blur the room you’re currently in (you won’t appear blurred). Beneath “Choose background effect,” you can:. Select the “Settings” icon, then the microphone icon for “Audio & Video.”. Launch the Skype app and click on your profile picture. To blur or customize your Skype background before a video call via Windows, Mac, and Linux: Change/Alter Your Skype Background Using Settings Plus, our FAQs include things to try if you’re having problems getting a customized background to display, where to find the best virtual backgrounds for Skype, and alternative options to delete your Skype account. There's also a new three-day view that lets users see a quick side-by-side look at any three days on the calendar.Īndroid users got a little extra love with this update, which gives them a quick navigation bar at the bottom of the app that lets them quickly navigate between the different mail, contacts, calendar and files tabs inside the app.We’ll discuss how to customize and blur your background before and during Skype calls. Users can now see their full schedule at a glance by scrolling up or down on the two-week view that's in the calendar screen. Outlook's calendar view also received a number of improvements, as the product team works to integrate the features of Sunrise Calendar into the app before closing down that dedicated application. 
The updates come on the heels of Microsoft announcing yesterday that it will be rolling out free video conferencing to all users of the Skype mobile apps.
When creating an event in Google Calendar, there's a "create video call" button that allows users to spawn a meeting link through Google Hangouts that works in much the same way as the Skype link. The improvement isn't all that surprising, given what Google has done with its own calendar invites.
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