Something that was frequently done in AutoCAD was adding checkmarks or an 'x' on an index, everything from room finish schedules to drawing indexes. When you moved to Revit you probably struggled to figure out how to do this, but eventually just gave up and decided the ability to automatically fill the schedule, sort and format to your liking outweighed the convenience of the checkmark.
Here is an article from the AUGI library about adding checkmarks to a drawing index:http://www.augi.com/library/check-marks-in-a-drawing-index
