Watch a Zoom video tutorial on adding virtual backgrounds. Select an image (or upload an image using the plus+ button) to set your virtual background.In the Settings panel, select Virtual Background from the menu at left.Open the Zoom app and click the Settings button (gear symbol) in the top right corner.To set a virtual background in Zoom, follow these instructions: Register with Zoom and Creating Your Account Existing Zoom Users Log out of if you are currently logged in. VUIT encourages the use of virtual backgrounds as a best practice for online security, as they ensure personal working environments are not shown. Missing the sights of Vanderbilt while living, learning or working off campus? Bring Vanderbilt home by downloading images from the university’s award-winning photographers to use as virtual backgrounds for your next Zoom meeting. Add a Vanderbilt virtual background in Zoom If you have questions or need assistance, contact the VUIT support number (61) or submit a help request at. Zoom is integrated with Brightspace, enabling faculty and students to easily launch the conferencing platform from within their existing Brightspace courses.įor general Zoom instructions, visit VUIT’s Zoom webpage. Users can access Zoom by visiting and signing in with their VUNetID and password.įor instructions on teaching a class via Zoom, faculty and graduate students are encouraged to visit the Center for Teaching’s Zoom Guide. Zoom can be used for teaching classes, video conferencing, web conferencing, meetings and more. Vanderbilt has made Zoom online conferencing software available for all university faculty, students and staff.

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