diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/__init__.py b/openlp/core/ui/__init__.py
index 7d2dfa0ba..f5fece1f0 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/__init__.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/__init__.py
@@ -52,6 +52,24 @@ class HideMode(object):
     Theme = 2
     Screen = 3
 
+class Location(object):
+    """
+    This is an enumeration class which specifies the different modes of hiding
+    the display.
+
+    ``Top``
+        Place the text at the top of the screen.
+
+    ``Middle``
+        Place the text in the middle of the screen.
+
+    ``Bottom``
+        Place the text at the bottom of the screen.
+    """
+    Top = 0
+    Middle = 1
+    Bottom = 2
+
 from firsttimeform import FirstTimeForm
 from firsttimelanguageform import FirstTimeLanguageForm
 from themelayoutform import ThemeLayoutForm
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py b/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
index 4077181ab..90203922f 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from PyQt4.phonon import Phonon
 from openlp.core.lib import Receiver, build_html, ServiceItem, image_to_byte, \
     translate, PluginManager
 
-from openlp.core.ui import HideMode, ScreenList
+from openlp.core.ui import HideMode, ScreenList, Location
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ class MainDisplay(QtGui.QGraphicsView):
                 alert_height = int(height.toString())
                 shrinkItem.resize(self.width(), alert_height)
                 shrinkItem.setVisible(True)
-                if location == 1:
+                if location == Location.Middle:
                     shrinkItem.move(self.screen[u'size'].left(),
                     (self.screen[u'size'].height() - alert_height) / 2)
-                elif location == 2:
+                elif location == Location.Bottom:
                     shrinkItem.move(self.screen[u'size'].left(),
                         self.screen[u'size'].height() - alert_height)
             else:
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/alerts/lib/alertstab.py b/openlp/plugins/alerts/lib/alertstab.py
index 8fd2cb3aa..10bec702d 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/alerts/lib/alertstab.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/alerts/lib/alertstab.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
 
 from openlp.core.lib import SettingsTab, translate, Receiver
+from openlp.core.ui import Location
 from openlp.core.lib.ui import UiStrings, create_valign_combo
 
 class AlertsTab(SettingsTab):
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ class AlertsTab(SettingsTab):
         self.font_face = unicode(settings.value(
             u'font face', QtCore.QVariant(QtGui.QFont().family())).toString())
         self.location = settings.value(
-            u'location', QtCore.QVariant(2)).toInt()[0]
+            u'location', QtCore.QVariant(Location.Bottom)).toInt()[0]
         settings.endGroup()
         self.fontSizeSpinBox.setValue(self.font_size)
         self.timeoutSpinBox.setValue(self.timeout)