

No need to clean your apartment! Follow the steps here to change your Zoom background and just make sure your picture's dimensions are 1,920 pixels by 1,080 pixels (or close to it).

With the following free Zoom backgrounds, you can officially Zoom coworkers and loved ones while on a vacation in Greece, standing among Stormtroopers in the Death Star from "Star Wars", or in the comfort of your own tropical cabana - while not lifting a finger besides clicking upload. Once the basic catch-up questions are asked and you've touched upon the weather, it's easy to think: now what? Luckily, Zoom's background feature grants us a way to make our virtual chats a million times more fun, and the outcome is so cool! Note: Background images may appear "mirrored" or "flipped " to the user (you) on the screen (including text), but will appear correctly to the other video participants. You can also add the images to your desktop, phone background, or wherever you need a dose of holiday cheer.While video chatting with friends, family, and coworkers is a great way to keep in touch, at times it can be challenging to break the ice and make our calls creative, especially once the afternoon slump hits and you have run out of games to play on Zoom. You can find instructions for uploading these as your Zoom virtual background here or Google Meet here. Bring the holiday spirit to any (and all) calls by downloading these Christmas Zoom backgrounds. And while it may be tricky to see everyone IRL this holiday season, there are still so many ways you can celebrate together virtual happy hours, get-togethers, game nights, you name it.

The second are some vintage treats from our Digital Collections-feel free to browse the collection to find more that you like. Christmas is best spent with the people you love most. Click Virtual Background from the bar on the left, then press the plus sign to upload the photo of your choice. Then, on Zoom, click the gear settings in the upper right corner. The first group of images below are from NYPL's Main Branch, the Stephen A. Here’s how to change your background on Zoom: First, find your favorite background photos below and save them to your desktop. To make them a bit more jolly, why not join your co-workers online with some festive backgrounds?

Alas, here we are, heading into virtual holiday office parties and can't-this-meeting-wait-until-2021? meetings. When we shared some library-themed images to use as backgrounds on your video calls last spring we did not expect to still be mostly Zooming and Meeting from our home offices, dining room tables and couches.
