Opening XHTML files in dreamweaver

An agency gave me all the files to a XHTML page that I opened
in Dreamweaver. This includes html, .inc files, css style sheets
and java files. They are all structures in their correct folders(I
think). When I open the XHTML in Dreamweaver, I get nothing what
resembles what is currently on the web. In the design work area(the
WYSIWYG part), I see nothing, but one element on top of another and
everything is flush left.
When I preview in a browser, everything is just like in
Dreamweaver–the layout is completely gone.
I'm new to CSS, what am I missing? Why are XHTML files not
WYSIWYG.
Thank you Brian

Heya Brian,
You have answered your own question. The reason the xhtml
files do not show style on the page is because no style is
presumably set for the page. Learn CSS and you will in effect be
learning how to add style to your page.
Hope that helps!

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