diff --git a/textfile/widget.go b/textfile/widget.go
index b4df86e5..4041b0f9 100644
--- a/textfile/widget.go
+++ b/textfile/widget.go
@@ -6,22 +6,35 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell"
 	"github.com/olebedev/config"
+	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 	"github.com/senorprogrammer/wtf/wtf"
 )
 
 // Config is a pointer to the global config object
 var Config *config.Config
 
+const helpText = `
+  Keyboard commands for Textfile:
+
+    h: Show/hide this help window
+    o: Open the text file in the operating system
+`
+
 type Widget struct {
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
-	FilePath string
+	app      *tview.Application
+	filePath string
+	pages    *tview.Pages
 }
 
-func NewWidget() *Widget {
+func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages) *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		TextWidget: wtf.NewTextWidget(" 📄 Text File ", "textfile", true),
-		FilePath:   Config.UString("wtf.mods.textfile.filename"),
+
+		app:      app,
+		filePath: Config.UString("wtf.mods.textfile.filename"),
+		pages:    pages,
 	}
 
 	widget.View.SetWrap(true)
@@ -39,12 +52,12 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	widget.View.SetTitle(fmt.Sprintf(" 📄 %s ", widget.FilePath))
+	widget.View.SetTitle(fmt.Sprintf(" 📄 %s ", widget.filePath))
 	widget.RefreshedAt = time.Now()
 
 	widget.View.Clear()
 
-	fileData, err := wtf.ReadFile(widget.FilePath)
+	fileData, err := wtf.ReadFile(widget.filePath)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(widget.View, "%s", err)
@@ -54,12 +67,29 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
+
 func (widget *Widget) keyboardIntercept(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 	switch string(event.Rune()) {
+	case "h":
+		widget.showHelp()
+		return nil
 	case "o":
-		wtf.OpenFile(widget.FilePath)
+		wtf.OpenFile(widget.filePath)
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	return event
 }
+
+func (widget *Widget) showHelp() {
+	closeFunc := func() {
+		widget.pages.RemovePage("help")
+		widget.app.SetFocus(widget.View)
+		widget.Refresh()
+	}
+
+	modal := wtf.NewBillboardModal(helpText, closeFunc)
+
+	widget.pages.AddPage("help", modal, false, true)
+	widget.app.SetFocus(modal)
+}
diff --git a/todo/widget.go b/todo/widget.go
index 2231ec7e..53fdedeb 100644
--- a/todo/widget.go
+++ b/todo/widget.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var Config *config.Config
 const helpText = `
  Keyboard commands for Todo:
 
-   h: Displays the help text
+   h: Show/hide this help window
    j: Select the next item in the list
    k: Select the previous item in the list
    n: Create a new list item
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const helpText = `
    arrow down: Select the next item in the list
    arrow up:   Select the previous item in the list
 
-   ctrl-d: delete selected item
+   ctrl-d: Delete the selected item
 
    esc:    Unselect the todo list
    return: Edit selected item
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ type Widget struct {
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
 	app      *tview.Application
-	pages    *tview.Pages
 	filePath string
 	list     *List
+	pages    *tview.Pages
 }
 
 func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages) *Widget {
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages) *Widget {
 		TextWidget: wtf.NewTextWidget(" 📝 Todo ", "todo", true),
 
 		app:      app,
-		pages:    pages,
 		filePath: Config.UString("wtf.mods.todo.filename"),
 		list:     &List{selected: -1},
+		pages:    pages,
 	}
 
 	widget.init()
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ func (widget *Widget) keyboardIntercept(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 		widget.display()
 		return nil
 	case "h":
-		// Show help menu
 		widget.showHelp()
 		return nil
 	case "j":
diff --git a/wtf.go b/wtf.go
index d663b29d..0d6ab348 100644
--- a/wtf.go
+++ b/wtf.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func main() {
 		security.NewWidget(),
 		status.NewWidget(),
 		system.NewWidget(builtat, version),
-		textfile.NewWidget(),
+		textfile.NewWidget(app, pages),
 		todo.NewWidget(app, pages),
 		weather.NewWidget(),
 	}