is there a way to have the highlights/formatting (Formula HTML) in a saved search be available in printing, pdf, or Excel when downloaded?

I doubt it, but it is possible via SuiteScript to generate and download an Excel file that has formatting (e.g. background colors, merged cells, etc). Of course, true to NS form, it’s an .xml not a .xlsx

Thank you. But we can still open it in Excel, right?