You can configure the display of search results using the Display view.
Figure 15.5 Setting Display Preferences
Choose a color to display the text of unedited lines that show a match in a file.
Choose a color to display the text of edited lines that show a match in a file.
Check Display a filter to display a box that can be used to restrict which results are displayed. This shown by default.
Check Expand items to list the matches as they are found to cause the items grouped under each file to be expanded while the search is running. The default is to leave them collapsed, allowing you to expand them yourself.