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Users may utilize a virtual background to hide

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the space that they are connecting from. Users may choose from a few default backgrounds, upload their own, or apply a background blur effect.

Using Virtual Backgrounds

1. Optional: Download a custom background onto your computer.

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   • Right-click → Save
   • The first picture, with UCONN centered, is designed to also work as a Webex account profile picture.

2. You may enable the Virtual Background before you join, but you may also alter or disable and re-enable it during the Meeting.

3. Click on your Join link

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   or begin your Meeting.

4. To enable your Virtual Background now, click on the Change background button that sits in the upper right-hand corner of your video preview.

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   1. Your

   camera

   1. camera must

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   1.  be on in order to see the button. If your camera is not on, you will see either your initials or your profile picture shown in the window. Please click on Start video

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   1.  to turn on your camera.

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5. You will see the default backgrounds appear in a popup. You may choose to blur your background, use a default virtual background, or upload a custom background.

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6. To add a custom background, click on the "+" at the end of the list. You may add up to 3 custom backgrounds.

7. Once you see your background appear, you may join your Meeting.

UConn Virtual Backgrounds

https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/resumedraft.action?draftId=26069074206

During the Session

1. Attached to the Start/Stop video button is a caret. Click on the caret to expand the menu. Click on Change virtual background.
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2. This will open the Virtual Background manager.

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3. From here, you may select None to disable the Virtual Background, Blur to blur your background, or use a virtual background. The "+" to add a custom background will always be at the bottom of the list. You may add up to 3 custom backgrounds.

System Requirements

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Windows Webex Version : WBS40.6.6—Blurred background and background replacement WBS40.8 and later—Blurred background, background replacement, and custom backgrounds Operating System : Windows 8 or Windows 10 32-bit/64-bit Processor : Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 4000 series or higher AMD Ryzen 5, 7, 9, or higher Memory : 4 GB or more of RAM 2 GB or more of VRAM for dedicated GPUs Mac Webex version: Version WBS40.6.6—Blurred background and background replacement WBS40.8 and later—Blurred background, background replacement, and custom backgrounds Operating system: System macOS High Sierra (version 10.13) and later Processor : Intel Core i7 4000 series quad-core or higher processor Intel Core i7 5000 series dual-core processor or higher Intel Core i5 6000 series dual-core processor or higher Memory : 2GB or more of VRAM for dedicated GPUs iOS Webex version: Version WBS39.8 and later Device : iPhone 7 and later iPad (5th generation) and later iPad Pro and later iPad mini (5th generation) and later iPad Air (3rd generation) and later Android Webex version: Version WBS40.7 and later Operating system: System Android 9.0 (Pie) and later Processor : Snapdragon 845 Samsung Exynos 9810 Equivalent processors with eight or more cores Memory : 3.5 GB or more of RAM Image Modified Only Android devices that meet these requirements are supported.

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