Abstract: According to one embodiment of the subject matter disclosed herein, there is provided a method for facilitating manipulation of content items. The method comprises detecting user input for selecting a plurality of content items, and determining the selection direction in which the plurality of content items are selected. According to the method, if the determined selection direction satisfies a predefined criterion, a tool bar window can be popped up to facilitate manipulation of the selected content items. The tool bar window contains at least one functional item for manipulating the selected plurality of content items. A user may activate an operation or launch an application to manipulate the selected content items, by directly selecting a corresponding functional item contained in the tool bar window. In this way, the user is allowed to manipulate the selected content items more conveniently and efficiently.