{"id":237753,"date":"2021-07-08T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/?p=237753"},"modified":"2022-07-06T09:12:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T16:12:05","slug":"get-nostalgic-with-new-microsoft-teams-backgrounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2021\/07\/08\/get-nostalgic-with-new-microsoft-teams-backgrounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Get nostalgic with new Microsoft Teams backgrounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s that time of the week again: #ThrowbackThursday. The day we reflect on old pictures, funny GIFs, and the nostalgic moments that have defined us over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because a little trip down memory lane can be good for the soul, and because after well over a year of remote and hybrid work we could all use some excitement on video calls, we asked our designers to give a few memorable Microsoft moments their debut as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-teams\/background-blur?ocid=oo_support_mix_marvel_ups_support_smcteam_inline&amp;rtc=1#coreui-heading-vscefb9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Teams backgrounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Invite Clippy to your next Microsoft Teams meeting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The standouts have cemented their place in Microsoft history for different reasons, for better or worse\u2014including Clippy. Whether you love or loathe Clippy, it\u2019s hard to not smile\u2014just admit it\u2014when you see it pop up in a meme somewhere. We know the feelings can be complex. You may think Clippy was too persistent, too eager, perhaps even too polite. We like to think that Clippy, the true OG virtual assistant, &nbsp;was just a bit ahead of its time. No, Clippy is not a part of Microsoft 365, but regardless, we can only hope that this high-definition portrait of it as your next Teams background will bring some levity to your next meeting. It\u2019s okay, Clippy\u2019s in on the joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/main\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Clippy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Clippy.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Clippy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Clippy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Clippy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Clippy-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Clippy-1066x600.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Clippy-930x523.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Clippy-465x262.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Clippy-1083x609.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Clippy-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Clippy-767x431.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Clippy-539x303.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show your hand with Solitaire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This past May, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/microsoft-solitaire-collection\/9wzdncrfhwd2?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Solitaire<\/a> celebrated its 31<sup>st<\/sup> birthday (er, anniversary). The game, which first appeared in Windows 3.0 in 1990, was inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame in 2019 and remains one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/5\/22\/21266718\/microsoft-solitaire-30-years-old-history-birthday-record-attempt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most played video games<\/a> of all time. Solitaire was also cutting edge without knowing it. Before meditation apps and scheduled breaks, Solitaire was just subtly there when you needed a little brain break. It may have been a bit taboo to be caught playing it at the office back in the day, but now we know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/worklab\/work-trend-index\/brain-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">your brain really needs those breaks<\/a>, and that taking them actually increases your productivity, so play away. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/main\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Solitaire.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Solitaire.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Solitaire-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Solitaire-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Solitaire-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Solitaire-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Solitaire-1066x600.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Solitaire-930x523.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Solitaire-465x262.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Solitaire-1083x609.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Solitaire-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Solitaire-767x431.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Solitaire-539x303.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bliss-fully attend your next meeting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1996, Charles O&#8217;Rear <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/human-interest\/how-an-unlikely-love-story-inspired-bliss-famous-microsoft-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">took a photograph<\/a> in the Los Carneros American Viticultural Area of California&#8217;s Wine Country. Microsoft bought the rights to the stunning image, Bliss, and eventually chose it as the default wallpaper for Windows XP which was released nearly two decades ago in 2001. It\u2019s estimated that billions of people have seen the picture, making it one of the most viewed photographs in history. The original was a virtually unedited photograph\u2014seriously, #nofilter\u2014but for a new take on the lush landscape for your Teams meetings, we shifted the shadows, softened the clouds, and added a dappling of dandelions across the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/main\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Landscape.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Landscape.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Landscape-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Landscape-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Landscape-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Landscape-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Landscape-1066x600.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Landscape-930x523.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Landscape-465x262.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Landscape-1083x609.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Landscape-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Landscape-767x431.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Landscape-539x303.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get creative with Microsoft Paint<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Last but not least, our designers created a Teams background with a fresh take on Paint. A product of the 1980s, Paint was first introduced in November 1985 as part of the first version of Windows,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windows_1.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Windows 1.0<\/a>. And while the original Paint is still loved by many artists in the making, its successor Paint 3D was eventually released in 2017. Next time you need creative inspiration, post this up on your Teams call. Or take it a step further by opening <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/open-microsoft-paint-ead1dc5c-abc4-fd2c-d81e-ebb013fbc113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Paint<\/a> and letting your inner Van Gogh go wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/main\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Paint.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Paint.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Paint-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Paint-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Paint-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Paint-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Paint-1066x600.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Paint-930x523.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Paint-465x262.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Paint-1083x609.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Paint-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Paint-767x431.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Msft_Nostalgia_Paint-539x303.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you enjoyed this little trip down memory lane. If you\u2019re ready to bring more nostalgia to your next Teams meeting (or Skype), the backgrounds are ready to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-teams\/background-blur?ocid=oo_support_mix_marvel_ups_support_smcteam_inline&amp;rtc=1#coreui-heading-vscefb9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">download here<\/a> and use today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of the week again: #ThrowbackThursday. 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