Unwanted small boxes/squares in PDF

When I convert my files from FreeHand MX to PDF using the
Export command, I get tiny squares on most of the pages. These tiny
squares are inline with the text and usually occur where there is a
tab. Sometimes they are at the end of the line where there is a
return. It's not on all of the pages.
The squares show up in Adobe Reader 9.0.0
These squares do NOT show up in Adobe Reader 7.1.0
The squares show up in Preview 3.0.9
It's a document that I update and convert to PDF every year
and have not had problems until this year.
I suspect that the squares have alwasy been there, but have
not shown up until this latest version of PDF viewer.
I need to get rid of these squares so I can send the PDF to a
professional printer to be printed. The squares show up at the
professional printer. Can anyone help?
Does this mean it's finally time to upgrade to Illustrator?

The red squares are text overflow boxes in Adobe applications, which use a different text engine than FreeHand.
You can avoid the overflow boxes by using a modern Adobe application to generate the PDF.
Method 1: From Freehand, Print to a Postscript file. Use Acrobat Pro/Distiller to distill the file into a PDF. This will keep the exact positioning of text as set in Freehand, but the text is no longer in contiguous blocks and easily editable.
Method 2: Open the FH file in Illustrator CS4 or later. Adjust the size of the text boxes. Save as PDF. There will be some line spacing changes and text reflow with this method.
PDF export directly from FreeHand has many limitations. This technote may help you understand them.
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/134/tn_13496.html
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