---
title: "How to invoke the PdfActivity share action programmatically"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/knowledge-base/invoking-share-action-programmatically/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/knowledge-base/invoking-share-action-programmatically.md"
last_updated: "2026-05-15T19:10:04.908Z"
description: "Learn to programmatically invoke the PdfActivity share action by removing it from the toolbar and calling the appropriate method in your custom activity."
---

If you want to move the share action from the main toolbar of the [`PdfActivity`](https://www.nutrient.io/api/android/nutrient/com.pspdfkit.ui/-pdf-activity/index.html), you can use the following method from your custom activity that extends the `PdfActivity`.

First, remove the share menu item from the main toolbar:

```kt

override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {
    // This populates the menu with main toolbar items.
    super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu)

    // Store the share menu item for future use.
    shareMenuItem = menu.findItem(PdfActivity.MENU_OPTION_SHARE)

    // Then remove the share item from the main toolbar.
    if (shareMenuItem!= null) {
        menu.removeItem(PdfActivity.MENU_OPTION_SHARE)
    }
}

```

Then, invoke the share action by calling the following:

```kt

if (shareMenuItem!= null) {
    onOptionsItemSelected(shareMenuItem)
}

```
---

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