Tom,
there are 2 ways you can do this:
1) Define your query in the Configuration Tool. When defining a query in the Configuration Tool you can define attributes that will be shown as well as sorting order - please refer to the "Adding/Editing Queries" section in the User Manual.
Once a query is defined you can define a menu item that will run this query or you can run it from the "Search Objects" menu (select "Run Query" radio button and choose your query from the list)
2) Define your query directly in a browser.
To do this select "New query" radio button in the "Search Objects" form and then follow the screens to define your search conditions (if any), attributes to display, sorting order etc. Please refer to "Configuring Queries and "Running Queries in the Operation Mode" sections in the User Manual.
