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Step One Log in to your Zoom account.

Step Two Log in to your Zoom meeting.

Step Three Select the Share Screen button.

Step Four: Go to Advanced tab on the top center of the display box as circled in the picture below:

Step Five: Select PowerPoint as a Virtual Background. Make sure to also select Share Sound if you PowerPoint has audio components you want everyone in the Zoom meeting to hear.

Step Six: Open the PowerPoint Presentation you would like to serve as your virtual background from your computer. (Once you open your PowerPoint Presentation it might take a minute to load depending on the size of the PowerPoint presentation.)

Step Seven: Once your PowerPoint presentation is open; you can adjust your picture by selecting and moving it. You also have the option of changing the size of your picture.

Done!

About the Author(s)

A Miami native he received his undergraduate and law degrees from the College of William and Mary and has been a member of The Florida Bar since 2014. Beau Blumberg currently serves as Vice Chair of The Florida Bar Standing Committee on Technology and is a current member of the Rules of Judicial Administration Committee of The Florida Bar, and Florida Bar Grievance Committee “A”, he also is a member of the Board of Directors of the Young Lawyers Section of the Dade County Bar Association.

VIEWS AND CONCLUSIONS EXPRESSED IN ARTICLES HEREIN ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS AND NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF FLORIDA BAR STAFF, OFFICIALS, OR BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FLORIDA BAR.