How do i access osx after using windows with boot camp

I just got a new macbook pro and i have never used boot camp.  well i loaded windows 7 using boot camp and now I dont know how to get back to osX.  Can anyone help?

lathscope,
do you notice a little triangle on the bottom right corner of your screen - near the clock (in Windows)? If you do so, click on it. Shoud appear an option to restart the computer in Mac OS.
Other option is to go to the Control Panel. There is a icon for Bootcamp there.
Joster

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