How do I split my hard drive on my macbook pro to add windows7 proffessional

Where do I find info on how to split/partition my hard drive on my macbook pro so I can add windows7 pro. ?
my wife is taking an intro to computers course and needs to be able to access windows programs.

Hi,
the BootCamp support site http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/ and the BootCamp Installation Guide to be found there.
Read the Guide carefully and make sure to have/make a backup of your OSX before starting.
Regards
Stefan

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