Downloading FTP site into iWeb

I have an FTP website which was written and uploaded some time ago from a Windows PC. I would now like to be able to edit the site from my home iMac.
So far I have been unable to download the files from the site into iWeb.
Can anyone please tell me how to download the files from my old FTP site into iWeb?

iWeb cannot import webpages.
If you want these pages in iWeb, add a new page and then copy/paste the content from your current webpage(s).
Nice detail, if you copy text, do paste in iWeb. No need for adding a textbox first. The text will retain it's formatting.
Images you simply drag from your webpage to the page in iWeb.

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