# Personal video call preferences

**Profile → Video Call** lets each team member set their own default behavior when joining a call as a host. These preferences only affect your account. They do not change guest behavior or workspace-wide call settings.

### Open your preferences

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#### Open Profile Settings

Click your avatar in the top-right, then select **Profile Settings**.
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#### Select Video Call

Open **Video Call** in the left sidebar.
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### Available preferences

#### Display name

Sets the name other participants see when you join a call.

Leave it blank to use your account name.

#### Join muted

Joins calls with your microphone muted by default.

You can unmute at any time.

#### Join with camera off

Joins calls with your camera turned off by default.

You can turn it on after joining.

#### Float self view

Shows your own camera as a small floating overlay instead of a tile in the main grid.

Use it to keep more space for other participants.

#### Auto-hide self view

Hides the floating self view after a few seconds of inactivity.

Move your mouse to show it again.

This option requires **Float self view**.

#### Low data mode

Reduces bandwidth usage for your video stream.

Use it on slow or metered connections.

Video quality may be lower.

#### Default camera effect

Sets the camera effect applied when you join a call.

For example, you can default to background blur.

You can still change the effect during the call.

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These settings only affect your own host experience. Workspace defaults for guests and room behavior are managed in [Video call settings](/video-calls/customize-video-calls/video-call-settings.md).
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