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Zoom - Blur your background - virtual background - New Feature

Chris Menard

Chris Menard

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Zoom - Blur your background - virtual background - New Feature

Zoom's latest update, 5.5.0, came out on February 1, 2021. One of the many new features is the ability to blur your background. You can still select a specific virtual background, but the blurred background is a great feature if you need added privacy.

YouTube video on Blur in Zoom

Zoom - Blur your background - virtual background - New Feature - YouTube

To turn on Blur background in Zoom

1. Be in a Zoom meeting 2. Click the **up arrow** next to stop video and select **Choose Virtual Background..**.

3. Click **Blur**

Video Chapters:

- 0:00 Intro - 0:40 Turn on Blur - 1:10 Zoom Resource Center

Zoom Resource Center

[https://chrismenardtraining.com/zoom/zoom-resource-center](https://chrismenardtraining.com/zoom/zoom-resource-center)

The Zoom Resource Center contains:

- Image backgrounds - free to download - Virtual video backgrounds - free to download - Zoom keyboard shortcuts for the Mac and PC

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