Is the Help System Online or Offline?

The Help System is available both online and offline. By default the help will try to serve you information from a system hosted online. The online version offers two advantages: 

• You always have the most up-to-date information
• The search function associated with the online version is more robust and feature-rich (see Advantages of Using the Online Help)

The KAS IDE "Integrated development environment" An integrated development environment is a type of computer software that assists computer programmers in developing software. IDEs normally consist of a source code editor, a compiler and/or interpreter, build-automation tools, and a debugger automatically checks for internet availability at launch. If you do not have an internet connection or if it is too slow, the built-in version of the help will automatically be used. The offline version will also be used if internet connectivity is lost. A preference setting is available if you prefer to only use the offline version (see Help Menu).