Sorting Registers and Reports

Good Morning!

I have looked everywhere and can't find how to do a simple sort on the check register so that today's date shows first.  And the same for the Open Bills report - I want to sort it by the due date of the bill, but can't figure out how to do it.  Clicking on the column headings would be nice, but that option doesn't exist.  I've gone to the customize page of the bills report and have clicked all options on the check register "sort by" box and just got more frustrated.   I know it's got to be simple and