PC World - USA (2020-05)

MAY 2020 PCWorld 113

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t’s as easy to make a custom Zoom

background that’s silly to mess

around with your friends and

coworkers, as it is to make a serious

Zoom background for business meetings.

We’ll show you how.

Normally, a webcam shows just what it

sees: you, your kitchen table, maybe an

unkempt desk in the background. But

Zoom, like Microsoft Teams, can use custom

backgrounds that completely obscure all

that background clutter. After enabling that

background, the only thing the camera will

see is your face.

IMAGE: MARK HACHMAN

How to make a funny Zoom

background to entertain your

friends and coworkers

Show off who you are with a custom Zoom background. BY MARK HACHMAN

Here’s How

HOW TO BUILD, MAINTAIN,

AND FIX YOUR TECH GEAR