I have a html doc and css for a site that I do not currently have live. I want to use Drupal for the site but have a question about changing the html/css into something compatible with Drupal.

I have found a few guides to turn an html doc into something that works with Drupal, but how do I check my progress to make sure things are working?

With an HTML doc, all I have to do is click the doc and it opens up in my browser.

Do I install Drupal locally? I am running Windows, so do I use WAMP? I am a total noob, any help would be more than awesome.