function makeUp(element,field)						
{
      nameField = document.getElementById(field);
	name = nameField.value;
	var pattern = /^(\w)(.*)/; // a letter, and then one, none or more letters 

      var parts = name.match(pattern); // just a temp variable to store the fragments in.
	if (name.match(pattern)) {
      	var firstLetter = parts[1].toUpperCase();

      	var restOfWord = parts[2];
		nameField.value = firstLetter + restOfWord; // re-assign it back to the array and move on
	}

	return true;
}