

My favorite background is this one right here. Second, copy an animated GIF into the Uploads directory. Now navigate to Application Support > Microsoft > Teams > Background > Uploads. Here are the commands for that: $ cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Microsoft/Teams/Backgrounds/UploadsĪ new Finder window will open with the directory you need to be in.Īlternatively, open a Finder window, click on Go in the menu bar, hold the option key (⌥) on your keyboard, and then select Library in the dropdown. Open Uploads directory in Finder using open.Open Terminal from Applications > Utilities.On a Mac, the easiest way to get there is with Terminal. Sure enough, when you browse for a new background, anything other than image file types are grayed out and can't be selected.įirst, open the directory in which Microsoft Teams stores custom backgrounds. When you try to add a new background to Microsoft Teams, the tooltip reminds you that it will only accept file types jpeg, jpg, png and bmp. 8 min read This has absolutely nothing to do with anything.
