HT1461 Windows 7 switch to Mac

I have now installed bootcamp and Windows 7 Professional however every time I start my computer it auto goes to windows unless I hold down the option key. Is there any way to display my mac and windows operating system and allowing me to choose? If I hold down the option key it allows me to choose but im not even sure when to do that so I end up holding it down for the like 3 minutes its turning off an on.

That is normal until you change the default.
Tap off/on with Option, or hold 'x' to boot OS X
Now that you installed the Apple Windows support software you can change the default from Taskbar or the Windows Boot Camp control panel.
Boot Camp 4.0, OS X Lion: Frequently asked question
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4818
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf

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