diff --git a/common/_global.el b/common/_global.el
index f2567f5..6c479c7 100644
--- a/common/_global.el
+++ b/common/_global.el
@@ -414,9 +414,32 @@ position between last non-whitespace and `end-of-line'."
 ;;(setq golden-ratio-auto-scale t)
 (golden-ratio-mode t)
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+; quick reference notes as a pop up window
+(defun kmn/popwin-quick-ref ()
+  (interactive)
+  (when (eq system-type 'windows-nt)
+    (popwin:find-file "~/org/_quick_reference.org"))
+  (when kmn/is-termux
+    (popwin:find-file "~/storage/shared/org/_quick_reference.org")))
+
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+; scratch buffer as a pop up window
+(defun kmn/popwin-scratch ()
+  (interactive)
+  (popwin:display-buffer "*scratch*")
+)
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; popup windows
-(require 'popwin)
+(use-package popwin
+  :bind ( :map popwin:keymap
+          ("h" . popwin:close-popup-window)
+          ("q" . kmn/popwin-quick-ref)
+          ("r" . kmn/popwin-scratch))
+  :config
+  (global-set-key (kbd "C-w") popwin:keymap)
+  (push "*scratch*" popwin:special-display-config)
+  (push "_quick_reference.org" popwin:special-display-config))
+
 (popwin-mode 1)
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-w") popwin:keymap)
-(push "*scratch*" popwin:special-display-config)