Separate objects locked for transform - 2.8

I have separate objects. I can select one, go to edit mode, make changes, etc., but when I am out of edit mode, they all are locked together for transform. If I select one and move it, they all move together. Same with scale and rotate.

I can select them all and go to edit mode and try to separate them by selecting each one and § separate, but once out of edit mode, they are still all locked together again.

Thanks for any clues.

I think it would be better if you uploaded the file, because the behavior you describe is not usual and there can be multiple reasons for that. Less guesswork that way.

Thanks Stan. Since posting the question, I discovered a cure.

I had brought over several letters as an SVG file. They imported as curves which I converted to mesh. They all had their origin points in the same place. As soon as I sent the origin points to each letter, they began acting independently. I then tried to reproduce the problem with a new import and the problem did not occur. I fear this must remain a mystery. In future, I will send a file.

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